Naresh Bhatt testifies he dismembered wife's body

Naresh Bhatt testified in his Virginia murder trial that he found his wife, Mamta Kafle Bhatt, dead in their bedroom in July 2024 and later dismembered her body with a saw. He said he believed she had died by suicide. Prosecutors accuse him of killing her; he has pleaded not guilty to murder-related charges. Her body has not been recovered. Bhatt told the court he found Mamta on the morning of July 30, 2024, with vomit on her and on the bedroom floor. He said he tried to revive her, including performing CPR, before moving her to the bathroom and using a saw to cut her body. He testified that he stopped because he lacked the physical strength to continue, and described putting her remains in a trash container or bags. His account is the first detailed explanation in court of what he says happened after Mamta died. It differs from his earlier statements following her disappearance: he had told police she might have gone to New York or Texas. Bhatt later filed a missing-person report on August 5, 2024. Authorities established that she had no biological family in the United States, according to trial coverage. Prosecutors say Bhatt killed Mamta and concealed her body. He faces...