SAN FRANCISCO – Following Nima Momeni’s guilty verdict Tuesday in the stabbing death of Cash App founder Bob Lee, family members of the two men at the center of the case spoke out after the jury returned its verdict at San Francisco Hall of Justice had announced.

While these two families find themselves on opposite sides of this legal battle, they both seem to agree on one thing; that this was a long and difficult process.

“It was an extremely hard process that you had to go through and just live through. Right?” Lee’s brother, Tim Oliver Lee, told reporters outside the courtroom. “We are glad that this part is over. And we’re glad it’s a guilty verdict, and we’re very grateful to the jury, the police and the San Francisco district attorney.”

Lee’s ex-wife, Krista Lee, said she hoped the judge would be tough on Momeni when he handed down the sentence.

“Over the last 18 months I have received overwhelming information about Mr Momeni’s behavior, his abusive nature, people he has previously stabbed and women he has previously stabbed,” she said. “So for me, this man deserves a life sentence.”

Momeni could be sentenced to 16 years to life in prison.

As the courtroom emptied, the two families walked to opposite sides of a long hallway with minimal interaction.

Emotions became heated at times as Lee’s family members and friends expressed harsh words for Momeni and the family members who supported him.

Momeni’s sister Khazar did not appear to be in the courtroom on Tuesday when the jury delivered its verdict, despite playing a crucial role as a key witness in the case.

But his mother, Mahnaz Tayarani, spoke, knowing that this case still sparks a lot of unresolved anger.

“Instead of bad energy, we should focus on doing something that will benefit all of us, especially their children and their future,” she said.

Meanwhile, some of Lee’s family members want prosecutors to prosecute Momeni’s relatives, claiming they helped cover up for him and say that’s why they were convicted of second-degree murder instead of first-degree murder.