Cash App founder Bob Lee’s last words saw him frantically shout “help” as he bled to death after being stabbed on a San Francisco street.
Lee, 46, pleaded for help during a harrowing 911 call heard in opening statements at the trial of her accused killer, technology consultant Nima Momeni, 40.
“Help, help, help, help, help,” Lee told the dispatcher, who asked for his location.
Lee continued frantically: ‘Someone stabbed me. Help me please.
‘Please help me. I’m standing on the street. I need to get to the hospital.
He is then heard moaning in pain as his voice becomes weaker.
Lee, 46, called for help during a 911 call heard in opening statements in his accused killer’s trial.
Prosecutors say Momeni planned the April 4, 2023, attack after a dispute over his younger sister, Khazar, with whom Lee was friends. He is pictured in court last year.
‘Help, help, help. Please, please,’ he pleaded before sirens were heard in the background and the 911 call ended, according to reports. KRON4.
Tragically, Lee could not be saved and succumbed to his injuries shortly after.
Prosecutors say Momeni planned the April 4, 2023, attack after a dispute over his younger sister, Khazar, with whom Lee was rumored to have been romantically involved.
They say Momeni took a knife from a unique set at his sister’s condo, took Lee to a secluded area and stabbed him three times, then fled.
“Stab in the heart and left to die,” said Assistant District Attorney Omid Talai, “our victim was stabbed repeatedly, once in the chest, once in the hip and literally another pierced through his heart.”
Momeni, seen at previous court hearings dressed in orange prison clothing, sat Monday with his lawyers, dressed in a dark suit. His mother, who has been steadfastly present at the hearings, was in the courtroom.
Surveillance video from Lee’s last night shows him entering the elegant Millennium Tower downtown, where Momeni’s sister, Khaza, pictured, lives with her husband, a prominent San Francisco plastic surgeon.
Lee was later seen on video desperately banging on the doors of an apartment complex while searching for help.
Across the room sat members of Lee’s family, including his ex-wife, father and brother. Lee’s brother put an arm around his father as the 911 call Lee made was repeated in court.
Momeni has pleaded not guilty. He faces a sentence of 26 years to life in prison if convicted.
Lee’s death, after stumbling onto a deserted downtown San Francisco street looking for help, shocked the tech community, with fellow executives and engineers writing tributes to the charismatic businessman’s generosity and brilliance.
Lawyer Saam Zangeneh told jurors that defense attorneys will show that Momeni bore Lee no ill will.
Wound patterns show Momeni was forced to defend himself after Lee pulled a knife from his pocket, high on drugs and having slept only six hours over a four-day period using cocaine and drinking.
Lee was a product manager at cryptocurrency platform MobileCoin when he died. He was the father of two children.
Judge Alexandra Gordon has told jurors that the long-awaited trial that began Monday in San Francisco Superior Court is expected to last two months.
Momeni, who lives in nearby Emeryville, California, has been in custody since his arrest days after Lee died in a San Francisco hospital.
