Defense attorneys for Naresh Bhatt will target testimony by forensic investigators.
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Missing woman’s brother recounts her fears as prosecution rests murder case against her husband
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Naresh Bhatt takes the stand in his own defense in wife's murder trial
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Man accused of wife’s murder and dismemberment takes witness stand
Prosecutors rested their case Monday in the trial of Naresh Bhatt, the Northern Virginia man accused of killing and dismembering his wife, Mamta Kafle, more than two years ago. Kafle’s brother Mahesh Kafle was the last witness to take the stand for the prosecution.
Prosecutors are expected to rest their case Monday as the murder trial of Naresh Bhatt enters its fifth week. Once the prosecution rests, the defense will have the opportunity to present witnesses and evidence.
A Northern Virginia man accused of killing and dismembering his wife, Mamta Kafle, more than two years ago took the stand Wednesday in his defense. Naresh Bhatt’s defense attorney began by asking him about his upbringing in Nepal and the experiences that shaped his early life.
Naresh Bhatt testified Wednesday morning in the murder trial where he is accused of killing and dismembering his wife, Mamta Kafle Bhatt. Accompanied by an interpreter who translated questions, Bhatt delivered his testimony in English.
The defense is beginning its case in the murder trial of Naresh Bhatt, the Manassas Park, Virginia, man accused of killing his wife, Mamta Kafla Bhatt, and disposing of her remains in 2024.
