Manassas Park man charged with wife’s murder appears for court hearing

PRINCEWILLIAMCOUNTY,Va.(7News)—NareshBhatt,theManassasPark,Virginia,manaccusedofmurderinghiswifeMamtaKafleBhattandhidingherbody,isincourtMondayforahearing. ThiscomesafteranAprilhearingthataddressedtheCommonwealth’srequesttosummonthreeout-of-statewitnesses,includingtwolocalreportersandaresidentofPennsylvania. Duringthathearing,therewasnoobjectionfromthedefenseonthatmotionandthejudgegrantedtherequestforallthreewitnesses. 7Newshasbeencoveringthiscaseformonths.Ithasgarneredsignificantattention,withsupportersofMamtafrequentlyattendingcourtproceedings. BackgroundAccordingtoinvestigatorsandcourtdocuments,MamtawaslastseenatUVAHealthPrinceWilliamMedicalCenteronJuly27,2024.Whenherhusbandfirstspoketopolice,hetoldthemhelastsawheronJuly31,2024,butlaterclaimedtohearhergetreadyforworkonAug.1,2024. OnAug.2,PrinceWilliamHospitalrequestedawelfarecheckafterMamtafailedtoreporttoworkorcontacthersupervisorsfortwodays.Shewasoffi