Nima Momeni stabbed Bob Lee in the heart after grilling him over his relationship with his married sister Khazar
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA: Nima Momeni, a tech executive, allegedly stabbed Bob Lee in the heart after promising to "come down hard on him", according to prosecutors. Nima had questioned Lee about his association with his married sister, whom the Cash App founder had exchanged intimate text messages with.
Nima is facing murder charges in the murder of Bob Lee, which occurred on April 4, 2023, in San Francisco. Prior to the incident, Nima had spent nearly two hours with Lee at the apartment of his married sister Khazar Momeni. Khazar attended her brother's arraignment in court wearing designer sunglasses and was accompanied by her plastic surgeon husband Dr Dino Elyassnia.
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Prosecutors, in an attempt to detain Nima, presented fresh details about the case. In a court filing, they disclosed a text message from Khazar to Lee in which she expressed her admiration for him, calling him a "classy guy". Prior to the murder, Nima had interrogated Lee about his association with Khazar, who is married to a renowned plastic surgeon in the area. Nima had asked Lee whether Khazar had engaged in any "inappropriate" or drug-related activities while spending time with him, as per Daily Mail.
Nima Momeni stabbed Bob Lee 3 times
On the day of the incident, Lee was seen entering Khazar's apartment complex at around 12:30 am, where Nima was already present. Approximately two hours later, Lee departed the apartment complex in Nima's BMW, with Nima offering to give him a ride to his hotel. However, prosecutors contend that Nima took Lee to a dubious street in downtown San Francisco instead, where he stabbed him three times, including a fatal wound to the heart, before escaping the scene.
In a text message to Lee earlier in the day, Khazar said, "Just wanted to make sure your doing OK because I know Nima came wayyy down hard on you and thank you for being such a classy man handling it with class. Love you Selfish pr***s." An unidentified witness, who claimed to be a friend of Lee for a decade, informed the police that he suspected Lee and Khazar were romantically involved and that her marriage could have been in "jeopardy." Previously, both Khazar and Lee had lived in Mill Valley, a high-end San Francisco neighborhood, until Lee relocated to Miami in October 2022.