Speaking after the verdicts, Shafilea's close friend, Melissa Powner, read a statement to the media in which she paid tribute to the teenager and spoke about the pain of having to watch as her killers roamed free.
Hukumu hiyo imesomwa na Jaji Sam Rumanyika ambaye amesema, ameridhika na ushahidi wa mashahidi wanne wa upande wa mashitaka na wazee wa baraza waliotoa maoni yao kuwa kweli mshtakiwa Lulu aliuwa bila ya kukusudia.