VERDICT: Naresh Bhatt GUILTY in Wife’s Murder, Dismemberment — Transcript

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1. 0:00All right, let's bring out Mr.
2. 0:01>> Bot.
3. 0:10I will. Thank you. I had not thought of
4. 0:13that.
5. 0:24Just remember
6. 0:28what the verdict is. All
7. 0:37right, deputy. I'm going to ask that
8. 0:38that be translated into Nepali if one of
9. 0:42the interpreters can interpret what the
10. 0:45deputy just said.
11. 0:57Someone
12. 1:22All
13. 1:26right, we're back on the record. Comalth
14. 1:27of Virginia versus Nesh. The jury has
15. 1:30reached a verdict. As the deputy has
16. 1:32already indicated, if you do not if
17. 1:35you're not able to control yourself
18. 1:37during this verdict, I'm going to ask
19. 1:38you to step out now. Do not want any
20. 1:41outbursts in the courtroom. Either way,
21. 1:44council,
22. 1:46I have an order here which I am entering
23. 1:51which has the verdict to be sealed. It
24. 1:54can be released once redacted. As you're
25. 1:57aware, the four person has to sign the
26. 1:58verdict. The four person has signed the
27. 2:00verdict forms and I've asked them to put
28. 2:02the number their their juror number.
29. 2:04That's how it's going to be read here.
30. 2:07And then if anybody wants a copy of the
31. 2:09verdict forms, it's going to be redacted
32. 2:11with the name. Okay. Any objection to me
33. 2:13entering that order?
34. 2:15>> No objection.
35. 2:25>> Right. Is there anything we need to do
36. 2:27before we bring in the jurors?
37. 2:49Yes.
38. 2:50>> Yes.
39. 3:47Yes.
40. 4:03All right, welcome back. It's my
41. 4:06understanding that you have reached a
42. 4:07verdict.
43. 4:09>> All right, I'll have the clerk.
44. 4:13>> Members of the jury, have you reached a
45. 4:14verdict in the case that
46. 4:17>> is your unanimous verdict?
47. 4:21>> Fresh
48. 4:27Honor
49. 4:32of the Commonwealth of Virginia versus
50. 4:34Nares.Bot
51. 4:36CR2400
52. 4:39232-0000.
53. 4:43We the jury find the accused Naresh.bot
54. 4:47guilty of transporting, secretreting,
55. 4:50concealing, or altering a dead body.
56. 4:53Signed to four person. Juror number 79.
57. 4:57ated November 10th, 2026.
58. 5:01The matter of Commonwealth of Virginia
59. 5:03versus Neshbot
60. 5:06in CR2400
61. 5:093076-00.
62. 5:13The jury find the accused Nesh.bot
63. 5:17guilty of firstdegree murder. Signed for
64. 5:20a person juror number 79 dated November
65. 5:2410th, 2026.
66. 5:27In the matter of Commonwealth of
67. 5:29Virginia versus Naresbot
68. 5:32in CR2400377-
69. 5:370.
70. 5:39We the jury find the accused Mesh.bot
71. 5:43guilty of physically defiling a dead
72. 5:45human body. Signed for person juror
73. 5:48number 79 dated
74. 5:51November 10th, 2026.
75. 5:54All right, you can have a seat. Any
76. 5:56motions with regard to the jury verdict?
77. 6:01All right, ladies and gentlemen of the
78. 6:03jury, I want to thank you for your
79. 6:05service. This has been a very long um
80. 6:07period of time, and you've done
81. 6:09something that nobody else has been
82. 6:10required to do, and that's to not
83. 6:13decompress by discussing what you've
84. 6:15heard with absolutely anybody for six
85. 6:17weeks. Um, and I know that's a heavy
86. 6:19ask. Um, and I know it's takes its toll
87. 6:22and I want to tell you how grateful I am
88. 6:24for your service and let you know that
89. 6:27you are now free of that. Um, with that
90. 6:31comes the caveat. It's not unusual for
91. 6:35the lawyers to reach out to jurors to
92. 6:37find out what they were thinking. I want
93. 6:39you to know that you are absolutely free
94. 6:41and they will respect it if you tell
95. 6:43them you don't want to talk to to them.
96. 6:45Okay? um they're not doing anything
97. 6:47wrong, but you do not need to talk to
98. 6:49anybody and nobody's going to hound you
99. 6:52about that. Right. I'm going to have you
100. 6:54return your jury badges here and can if
101. 6:57you want to hand them what else you need
102. 6:58to give them as they leave.
103. 7:02We appreciate your service and you're
104. 7:04free to go.
105. 7:47All right, we do need to schedule a
106. 7:49sentencing date.
107. 7:55How much time do you all expect this to
108. 7:57take?