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Defendant getting his first 'break.'SEP 16, 2024
Already on a seemingly expedited timeline, Naresh Bhatt, 37, is scheduled to appear for a criminal trial on Dec. 9 to 11 and 16 to 18, though these times could change. He was charged with Prohibition Against Concealment of a Dead Body in connection with Mamta’s disappearance.Husband of missing Manassas Park mom Mamta Kafle Bhatt set for December criminal trial
The husband of Mamta Kafle Bhatt, a missing mother from Manassas Park who disappeared in late July, is set to return to court Monday morning.
Prosecutors in the courtroom said the December trial date is "not convenient or fair to the commonwealth," due to the long list of witnesses they need to speak with and pushed for a February 2025 trial. The defense said they weren't available during that time.
The couple was married apx 3 years. In the past year they had a baby, bought a house, bought a new car, and both husband and wife started new jobs. Wife was thinking of leaving the husband and posted on several message boards. There was domestic violence and police had been called to the house previously.
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| 11/20/2024 | 01:00 PM | PRE-TRIAL |
| 09/19/2024 | 09:30 AM | MOTION - OTHER PRE-TRIAL | TBD |
From the quoted link:SEP 16, 2024
“Now it'll be time for 'put up or shut up' for each side," he explained. "Does the Commonwealth have enough evidence and does the defense raise the issue of, 'Is there not proof beyond a reasonable doubt?'"Husband of missing Manassas Park mom Mamta Kafle Bhatt set for December criminal trial
The husband of Mamta Kafle Bhatt, a missing mother from Manassas Park who disappeared in late July, returned to court Monday morning.
"The battle lines have been drawn," Fishwick added. "Time will tell if this strategy of the defense works.”
- former U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Virginia who now does criminal defense
Every seat in the courtroom was filled as a few family members and former colleagues showed up to Monday's hearing along with dozens of supporters from the community. Many hadn’t known Mamta before.Trial for missing Virginia mom's husband set to begin in December
Naresh Bhatt, the Manassas Park man accused of concealing his missing wife’s body, is set to go to trial before the end of the year.
“Everyone who is standing here today is a warrior for Mamta, and every time people show up, it’s going to make Naresh Bhatt feel a little more uncomfortable,” Holly Wirth, who worked with Mamta Kafle Bhatt, said.
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In my opinion, the court determined these were not relevant to his current charges. If more charges are made, his defense would have these provided to them.
The prosecution says there was pooling blood on the floor but the defense made a comment about almost no blood except what would be typical in a home, found. What gives?SEP 16, 2024
“Now it'll be time for 'put up or shut up' for each side," he explained. "Does the Commonwealth have enough evidence and does the defense raise the issue of, 'Is there not proof beyond a reasonable doubt?'"Husband of missing Manassas Park mom Mamta Kafle Bhatt set for December criminal trial
The husband of Mamta Kafle Bhatt, a missing mother from Manassas Park who disappeared in late July, returned to court Monday morning.
"The battle lines have been drawn," Fishwick added. "Time will tell if this strategy of the defense works.”
- former U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Virginia who now does criminal defense
Every seat in the courtroom was filled as a few family members and former colleagues showed up to Monday's hearing along with dozens of supporters from the community. Many hadn’t known Mamta before.Trial for missing Virginia mom's husband set to begin in December
Naresh Bhatt, the Manassas Park man accused of concealing his missing wife’s body, is set to go to trial before the end of the year.
“Everyone who is standing here today is a warrior for Mamta, and every time people show up, it’s going to make Naresh Bhatt feel a little more uncomfortable,” Holly Wirth, who worked with Mamta Kafle Bhatt, said.
The defense is downplaying the blood evidence. There was pooling and splatter, and somewhere there's an article that states the bed was moved to cover a bloodstain. I'll see if I can find it. MOO
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Yes, but unless I am misreading your post, none of that explains the discrepancy in what the defense says as opposed to what prosecution says. In fact, it only heightens it. How can defense say the blood found is what could be found in any typical home, if they've heard what we've heard about what investigators found? You say the defense is downplaying the blood evidence. Aren't they LYING about the blood evidence? I thought attorneys weren't allowed to lie. Oh, wait, that only applies in court, I guess?The defense is downplaying the blood evidence. There was pooling and splatter, and somewhere there's an article that states the bed was moved to cover a bloodstain. I'll see if I can find it. MOO
A few photos here:
New photo evidence released in Mamta Kafle Bhatt's disappearance
New photo evidence in Naresh Bhatt's court documents shows what appears to be blood stains from the Manassas Park home.www.fox5dc.com
Police found evidence that a body had been dragged, and large amounts of blood were evident at the home of Mamta Kafle Bhatt, according to court documents from her husband's arraignment Friday morning.Evidence shows large amounts of blood, and a body had been dragged from the home of Mamta Kafle Bhatt
Court documents say police found a substantial amount of digital and forensic evidence.
Investigators say they found the Bhatt home in disarray, with evidence of blood mainly in the primary bedroom and corresponding bathroom.
ETA:
After completing their search warrant, investigators found what appeared to be blood pooling and blood splatter in the home’s main bedroom; the bed appeared to be moved, blocking a closet; light pink stains were found on bedroom carpeting after the bed was removed; and pools of blood were found in the bathroom “as if something was dragged across the floor,” along with blood pooling on the shower floor, WJLA reported from Friday’s arraignment.
When investigators removed the bathtub, they saw what they believed to be blood in the caulking of the bathtub, WJLA reported.
