SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — After seven days of deliberation, the jury within the trial of Nima Momeni, the person accused of murdering Money App founder Bob Lee, has reached a verdict. The six-man, six-woman jury reached a unanimous resolution simply earlier than 4 p.m. on Monday.
The jury is ready to learn the decision at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday with jurors, the choose, Momeni, Lee’s household, Momeni’s supporters, protection legal professional, prosecutors, and the media contained in the courtroom. Decide Alexandra Gordon has instructed that no cameras, laptops, or cellphones be allowed within the courtroom.
Lee, 43, was a famous person within the Bay Space tech business when he was stabbed by way of the center underneath the Bay Bridge on April 4, 2023. Round 2:30 a.m., Lee left behind a blood path and referred to as 911 begging for assist till he collapsed on Important Avenue. He informed the dispatcher that somebody stabbed him, however didn’t identify the killer together with his final phrases.
Prosecutors mentioned the defendant murdered Lee to get revenge for Momeni’s youthful sister, Khazar. Momeni’s protection argued that Lee grew to become enraged over a “bad joke,” drew a knife, and that Momeni stabbed him in self-defense after turning it again on the tech mogul.
KRON4 has reporters on the courthouse and can present updates.
