Virginia man who admitted to dismembering his wife in 2024 convicted of first-degree murder

First reported by CNN at Tue 4:12 PM · 2 outlets in all

1. Guardian23hVirginia man convicted of murder says he did not kill wife before dismembering her bodyNaresh Bhatt, 28, said he dismembered wife’s body after she took her own life, a claim prosecutors called ‘ridiculous’A Virginia man who claimed he dismembered his wife’s body after she took her own life is facing a life sentence after a jury convicted him of first-degree murder.Prosecutors in Manassas called it “ridiculous” that Naresh Bhatt insisted that he woke to find Mamta Kafle Bhatt, 28, dead from suicide in their bedroom in July 2024, then panicked because he thought he would be held responsible.
2. CNN40hVirginia man who admitted to dismembering his wife in 2024 convicted of first-degree murder