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Virginia man who admitted to dismembering his wife in 2024 convicted of first-degree murder
Jurors also convicted him of concealing and defiling her body after nearly six weeks of testimony and his own admission on the stand.
- On Tuesday, a jury convicted Naresh Bhatt of first-degree murder in the death of his wife, Mamta Kafle Bhatt, also finding him guilty of concealing and defiling her body.
- Bhatt testified last week that he found his wife unconscious on July 30, 2024, and panicked, admitting to dismembering and disposing of her body after failing to revive her.
- Senior Assistant Commonwealth's Attorney Sarah Sami told the jury, "The defendant murdered Mamta Kafle. The defendant dismembered Mamta Kafle, and the defendant got rid of her like garbage," while witnesses described physical abuse.
- Bhatt faces up to life in prison for the murder conviction, plus five years for each body manipulation charge; the judge revoked his bond, and sentencing is scheduled for March 12.
- Mamta's body was never found, leaving her family unable to perform final rites, as Prosecutor Matthew Sweet confronted Bhatt's testimony during cross-examination by stating, "You lied," concluding a case that began over two years ago.
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BREAKING: Fate of husband accused in wife's death goes to the jury
Naresh Bhatt’s fate is in the jury’s hands. After 19 days of trial, jurors began deliberating at about 1 p.m. Tuesday, weighing prosecutors’ argument that Bhatt killed his wife, Mamta Kafle, against Bhatt’s claim that he concealed her death and dismembered her body – but only after she died by suicide.
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