MANASSAS, Va. (TCN) — A 39-year-old husband on trial for murder in the death of his missing wife has testified that he dismembered her after finding her deceased on the bathroom floor. Her body has not been found.
Mamta Kafle Bhatt, a 28-year-old mother, was last seen on July 27, 2024, according to the City of Manassas Park Police Department. She spoke to a friend the next day and was reportedly seen by her husband on July 31, 2024. Officers conducted a welfare check on Aug. 2, and Naresh Bhatt reported her missing Aug. 5.
Later that month, Bhatt was arrested on suspicion of concealing a dead body and the couple’s child was placed into foster care, according to police. A search warrant had allegedly uncovered evidence of blood in the bathroom and bedroom, as well as evidence that her body had been dragged…