Court MinutesNadia Navarro identifies Naresh Bhatt in court; jury sees a recorded interview in which the man questioned says he never lies
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Video: Court TV · Published 6:45 PM ET
Today in five bullets · Commonwealth v. Bhatt · Day 8 · Oct 19
- In the recorded interview, asked to rate his honesty from one to ten, the man being questioned said he never lies and put himself at maybe a 10. 0:09:59
- Navarro identified the defendant in court, and Judge Irving said the witness had identified the defendant. 0:04:22
- In a recorded interview played for the jury, the man being questioned said he lived in Manassas Park with four or five tenants, his wife and his child. 0:01:48
- During Mr. Libby's testimony, the judge ruled Exhibit 343E received without objection and said the prosecutor could publish it. 0:16:22
The Case
Charged: First-degree murder; concealing a dead body; defiling a dead body.
What happened: Mamta Kafle Bhatt has been missing, and her body has never been found. Her husband, Naresh Bhatt, is charged in her death. He has pleaded not guilty to all charges.
The state says: Bhatt killed his wife, dismembered her body and threw the remains away in trash bins in Manassas Park and Fairfax, and his Google searches beforehand show premeditation.
The defense says: there is a "black hole" in the evidence the prosecution cannot fill, and most of the forensic work speaks to hiding a body, not to a premeditated killing.
Where it stands: prosecution's case · scheduled through Nov 19.
Judge Kimberly A. Irving · Defense: Tracey Lenox
Updated Day 10
What's next
The clip of Nadia Navarro's testimony ends after the defense told the judge it had no questions for her.
Store video and Mamta's former roommate
During the testimony of Mr. Libby about Home Depot surveillance video, the judge received Exhibit 343E without objection. 0:16:22 Nadia Navarro, Mamta Kafle's friend and former roommate, identified the defendant in court. 0:04:22
A recorded interview
In a recorded interview played for the jury, the man being questioned said he lived in Manassas Park with four or five tenants, his wife and his child. 0:01:48 Asked to rate his honesty from one to ten, he said he never lies and put himself at maybe a 10. 0:09:59
All 4 Moments
| Position in the clip | Moment |
|---|---|
| 0:16:22 | During Mr. Libby's testimony, the judge ruled Exhibit 343E received without objection and said the prosecutor could publish it. Ruling 0:16:22 into Court TV · Day 8 · Home Depot security officer's testimony (edited clip) |
| 0:04:22 | Navarro identified the defendant in court, and Judge Irving said the witness had identified the defendant. Direct (state) 0:04:22 into WUSA9 · Day 8 · former roommate's testimony (edited clip) |
| 0:01:48 | In a recorded interview played for the jury, the man being questioned said he lived in Manassas Park with four or five tenants, his wife and his child. Other 0:01:48 into Court TV · Day 8 · police interview video played in court (edited clip) |
| 0:09:59 | In the recorded interview, asked to rate his honesty from one to ten, the man being questioned said he never lies and put himself at maybe a 10. Other 0:09:59 into Court TV · Day 8 · police interview video played in court (edited clip) |
Times are positions in the Court TV clip; no time in court was published. Each opens the clip at that moment.
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