Naresh Bhatt tells jury why he never called 911 for his wife — Testimony Part 11

[0:00] next i was tired try to keep try to keep try doing keep tired keep thinking i don't know [0:08] exactly every moment what moment by moment what i did i was trying to do the same medical [0:13] intervention let's get into your emotional state you keep saying that you felt scared to call [0:30] 9-1-1 why because i was thinking not in the initially initially i was just 100 focusing on [0:41] the what i know the medical intervention later i feel like i'm i'm gonna get blamed because of our [0:47] relationship wasn't good and then that day before i was about to move out for the you know another [0:54] place i scared about that i'm gonna get the blame that's that's what i scared about everything and [1:00] here you are today yes being blamed by the commonwealth's attorney's office correct yes at [1:10] that time i don't think about your fear of being accused of murder was stronger than your feeling [1:19] to save her life can you please repeat that again and say your fear of being prosecuted for murder [1:28] we'll take it in pieces your fear of being prosecuted was stronger than your feelings [1:36] to save mata no it's not like that by the time i found her mom that was dead [1:54] yeah she has gone she has already gone have you heard the expression consciousness of guilt [2:09] can you repeat that did you feel guilty for her death [2:14] yes did you feel responsible for her death yes you are a contributor to her death correct yes you never [2:43] saw mom to put poison in her food correct no and on july 29th only two people could have put poison in [3:01] mamta would you agree with me on that yes it was either mamta poisoned herself agree with me on that [3:14] yes or the more obvious one you poisoned her yes and you're saying you did not poison her [3:25] never never never you would never hurt her never not even withdrawn again and i want to be crystal clear [3:42] you have never hurt mamta ever physically never you're telling the truth on that one yes recall [4:12] watching your interview with detective vantura and she came to your house she came a couple times [4:20] yes female detective yes she asked you about this plate smashing incident you remember this yes you [4:30] hurt mopta that day right that wasn't hurt it didn't hurt no did mopta say when you smashed the plate in [4:36] her face it didn't hurt that wasn't hurt that was not hurt that wasn't no intention no hurt no uh that [4:44] wasn't anything sir did you watch the video you did okay yes tell me if i'm doing what you did [4:49] correctly you took the plate and you smashed it into her face no you didn't do that that wasn't [4:57] like even you look interview again like that wasn't the i was saying like mumta fall down with the wire [5:03] and then that comes in my head i push like this that goes to montage that's what i said that's what [5:09] happened i mean we saw it on the video but for the members of the jury could you stand up and show us [5:19] how you did this thing with this plate it was a small kitchen this was in your heather courthouse no [5:32] this was in the wickersham okay you're in the wickersham apartment continue kitchen was on the back [5:39] right here it was a little bit hot days written all the way back little aisle here and then small [5:47] table here uh dining table small here and then small black can was on the bottom there was a wire [5:54] and then she was bringing some food from there to here i was on one of the chair i was doing something i [6:02] don't recall every detail all right so see uh all you know like oh you know so you trip yes that's [6:13] what happened and then that plate come to my here and then i just push that goes to montage and then [6:18] i just stand up and then i go outside all right mop does coming in with a plate of rice plate of food [6:29] yes you know yes according to you she trips on the on the pan wire yes she trips the plate falls [6:39] it hits you in the head i did not say hits on the hill it fall near by my head it fell near your head [6:49] near mints in my head all right so the plate hit you on the head honey going no no she didn't throw it [6:58] that's not my question let me let me rephrase it because maybe we're not understanding each other [7:04] mop the trips the plate falls out of her hand yes the plate yes touches your head yes when the [7:17] plate touches your head what do you do so meaning like you pick up the plate no just pushing back [7:30] and then the plate hits mamta mamta's on the top head and according to you this did not hurt mamta [7:39] no when you put the plate back towards her no you're saying you are not hitting her at this time no [7:46] mr sweet we're gonna need to take our 10 minute break because it's a good time for that yes okay [7:58] let's go ahead and do that then all right ready let's go ahead mr sweet come back thank you step [8:45] back a little bit and then we will launch forward with some more you told us you never ever put your [8:55] hands on mom correct yes never no domestic violence at all yes you heard through testimony that mamta is [9:06] telling other people something different right yes why is mamta saying that you are abusing her i don't [9:18] know could it be because you are or you were i don't know the rice feeding ceremony that was december [9:35] of 2023 right somewhere i don't recall the exact date somewhere november end or december beginning [9:42] somewhere i don't know and you said that date got changed yes why because mamta has some injury yeah [9:53] where uh on the basement not the basement middle floor and how did she get this injury as per her [10:00] she fell down on the stairs last two stairs with the jacket something like that she told you yes that [10:07] she fell down the stairs yes this was in december of 2023 i don't know exactly in december or somewhere [10:16] it was like first date uh before first date of uh rice feeding ceremony i'm going to show you what i'm [10:23] having marked for identification as 455. of course you may that photograph yes what is that a photograph of [10:47] mamta is this a communication mamta was making to you i believe yes this is your facebook messenger [11:09] account correct yes mantas communicating with you on december 11 2023 correct yes are these true and [11:28] accurate depictions of what mamta looked like on december 11 2023 i don't know the date yes she's [11:38] mamta but is this what she looked like in december of 2023 i don't know that you said she had an injury [11:50] yes where uh she has like somewhere i forgot which side somewhere right side or left side somewhere here [11:59] on her face she had an interest yes yes and she sent you a photograph of the injury to her face yes [12:05] this is the photo of her injury to her face similar but exactly i don't recall similar photo yes so this [12:10] is a true and accurate depiction of what mapta looked like in december of 2023 yes yes i offer [12:17] this in withdrawal one more question this is a screenshot that mapta has taken from her device [12:27] correct i don't know that well you're the it guy take a look at the exhibit it guy doesn't mean i'm [12:34] it for the facebook or something like that sure but this is a screenshot correct yes and this is a [12:41] screenshot to you naresh bot yes that's a true and accurate screenshot that mapta sent to you in [12:50] december of 2023 correct no she did not send me this screenshot she sent me the picture as far as i [13:03] remember she sent me the real picture not the screenshot she sent you the picture yes okay but is this a [13:09] true and accurate depiction of what mapta looked like in december 2023 mom that looked like but i [13:14] don't know about this screenshot month i look like yes got it so with that foundation i'll offer this [13:21] entire document into evidence as commonwealth's 455 455 or 55 yes okay any objection all right without [13:35] objection that be received 455 of course you see what's being published for the jury right now [14:14] yes that's blood on mapta's hand correct yes and that's blood in her nose correct yes and that's a [14:24] bruise under her right eye correct looks like yes he also sent you a video on top of this photograph [14:44] correct i do not exactly recall she sent me yes what does that say right underneath that video this [14:59] is second time what does that mean to you sir whatever she's sending is just uh not first is [15:07] second time that's what she's saying meaning this is the second time you've injured her correct no so [15:13] this is the second time that she sent you these photographs of herself i did not injure i did not even [15:18] like when this happened even i wasn't in the ground floor i was on the upstairs floor i know you're [15:24] saying you were somewhere else but she's saying this is the second time you caused this injury correct [15:31] that is the uh this word saying yes and as soon as she says to you this is the second time you don't [15:38] ask how you doing are you okay you're saying to her i'll sign the divorce papers yes why are you trying [15:48] to divorce her when she sends you photographs of her abuse to her face i did not abuse she fall [15:55] somewhere that's not my question okay my question is you have to let him respond sorry judge this is the [16:10] second time your response to her is i can sign divorce papers correct did i read it right [16:15] read the next line after you say i can sign divorce papers i don't want this what does that mean i don't [16:35] want like whatever like on the picture i don't want this meaning you don't want to see these photos anymore [16:42] no because what she happens she tried to tell me like i have done it because i wasn't i wasn't even there [16:50] so that's i'm not responsible for that i'm going to hand you a photograph and mark it as 456 for [17:00] identification let me if you recognize this photograph the larger form of this photo i guess [17:12] that's what mom to look like in 2023 in december of 2023 to look like when you say look like what do [17:22] you mean that that's all right in 2023 this is a photo of what mom to look like at that time correct [17:33] i did not see her at that time when she was taking picture and then sending me i don't see her at all [17:41] at that time i was upstairs she was downstairs let's try this publishing i'm publishing 455 i have [17:56] before you another document 456 right yes 456 is just a clearer bigger image of what's in front of you [18:12] right now yes i offer this into evidence as comments 456 all right without objection that'll be received [18:21] permission to publish you make this is a better image than the screenshot she sent to you correct [18:56] yes again it's even clearer that she has blood on her hands correct yes and her nose yes and a bruise [19:07] to her right eye looks like yes you're saying you did not do this to her if i have do like why she [19:15] have to send the picture to me i wasn't there as proof of domestic violence it's not right it's not [19:24] right no picture is lying picture is right but like i did is not right i never touched uh uh at [19:32] all in my whole life never not only mom not any family member not at all the only time you touched [19:39] mantas when you chopped her up that was after month i left the only time you touch mantas when you're [19:45] stuffing her into a trash can that's the only times you touched her i touch means like physically [19:52] touch means like it's whole life we touch that doesn't mean like i beat her or you know something [19:58] like that then what's this photograph doesn't mean necessarily i beat here isn't this mom just saying [20:05] to you and all of us you did this to her i did not she also shared it with her family is she misleading [20:12] them to think that you're some horrific monster no to approach the witness with two additional [20:54] photographs have them marked as 457 and 458 copies being provided you may recognize these photographs [21:46] yes what are they photographs of monta this is what mark would look like in december 2023 somewhere at [21:55] some point and these are true and accurate depictions of what she looked like in december of 2023 correct [22:04] looks like yes all of these in evidence is commonwealth's four five six you already have four five seven and [22:10] four five eight sorry one moment wait there's not a question any objection i need a question for him to [22:23] qualify i could step it back let's have mr bach qualify the photograph i don't believe this is at my [22:30] home okay i because i see the cows on the back but i don't know where she take the picture but look like [22:36] the cows are we have a leather cows these are different cows i don't know where it is but as far as like [22:42] mamta's face that's what she looked like in december 2023 looked like little different but like look [22:47] similar but not the same other than where she took the photo that's mamta that's what she looked like [22:54] in december 2023 yes i don't know where she took the photo and then i see the background that's not [23:01] look like you know we don't have any type of these type of furniture at home i hope there's an evidence as [23:05] four five seven i don't have an objection all right without objection those are received [23:11] you may what's happening to your wife's right eye there's a redness underneath the eye [23:37] it's a bruise right bruce yes you did that right never four five eight it focused on your wife's [23:55] right eye what's happening to your wife's right eye in this photograph [23:59] it's smaller than the prior it's healing correct [24:06] it's the same picture it's just uh better than the before [24:17] did this to mamta never again according to you this is from her falling down the stairs [24:38] it's according to mamta [24:40] according to mamta who's not here to tell us this but according to you [24:45] this is an injury yes a moth of falling down the stairs yes the stairs are flat correct [25:04] i don't know like how to describe it's like this i don't know how to describe we're not talking about [25:08] like a jagged mountain we're talking a flat piece of stairs right and she only hits her right eye in her [25:15] right nostril [25:27] we're not talking about mountain we're talking about this chair i know [25:45] thank you [25:48] mr bot you saw in these you saw in this text message exchanged from your wife on exhibit [26:46] 455. not only did she send you two photographs she sent you a video an 11 second video do you [26:53] remember seeing that on this exhibit yes judge i'm gonna have this thumb drive marked as 459. [27:30] i'll show it to council of course indulges and permission i've shown ms lennox permission to [28:47] approach mr bot sir i've just shown you a video of this thumb drive who is that a video of can i see [29:16] one more time yeah question who is that a video of is that what mop to look like in december of 2023 [29:31] yes this is a video that mopped a sent to you in december 2023 correct [29:36] i believe little different but that's what mopped will look like in december 2023 yes i hope this [29:47] in the evidence is commonwealth's 459. no objection without objection that'll be received permission to [29:55] publish you may for the record this is a two second video i'm stopping at one second mr bot this is [30:37] a video that mopped a sent to you correct which one i don't recall similar some some site some sort [30:45] of video she sent me but i don't recall which one this is what mopped his right eye look like [30:54] in december of 2023 yes she has something here as well i don't see that somewhere somewhere around here [31:01] that's her face swollen no black spot at that time that's what i recall not hundred percent something i [31:07] see like that yeah and this is a bruise right battle the red one yeah the redness coming out of her eye [31:17] that's a bruise again sir you're certified life-saving measures correct i don't know the bruise or not but [31:24] like the rato dogs i don't know if it's bruised or what but i see there's a red uh mark in there [31:31] i don't know the exact meaning of bruise i don't exact meaning of bruise i don't know the exact meaning of [31:37] bruise okay i'm going to ask you to put the mic up so that when you're speaking in english the jurors can [31:43] hear you i don't know the exact meaning of the bruise blood vessels have broken in her eye from [31:47] making an impact with something correct that's a bruise yes okay i'm gonna have another thumb drive [32:08] marked as commonwealth's 460. okay show miss lennox have you seen this one okay perfect and permission [32:21] approach of course i'm going to show you in a 11 second video tell me if you recognize who this person is [32:31] yes you recognize that yes who's that mom this is mopped in december 2023 and i'll play the video so [32:38] you can yes i mean make a little bit uh yes yes from the start so something going on background i don't [32:50] hear that sure this video that i played this is a true and accurate video recording of your wife in [33:20] december 2023 yes the evidence as commonwealth's 460. all right without objection that will be received [33:27] christian published you may [33:51] i played the video once i'm gonna play it again to see if we can get more volume from this video feed [33:59] playing the video [34:11] mr bot yes it sounds like somebody's speaking nepali do you recognize who's speaking in the [34:33] background my mother mother what is your mother saying in this video it's not clear can i i i'm [34:39] gonna listen one more time say that again sir it's not clear i want to listen one more time it's not [34:43] clear uh clear i will play the video again uh my mom is saying tomorrow or day after tomorrow i have to go [35:03] something like that where is manta in this video where is she in your house i cannot see on the [35:16] background look like a little bit more i can see the windows but i don't know where the windows are [35:26] exactly that's the master bedroom correct can you a little bit more yes look to the right yes of the [35:39] mopped his left ear yes i see the white bathtub i see that that's the bathtub that you dropped mopped into [35:45] correct i see that so this is in your house yes your mom can clearly be heard in this video yes [35:54] where are you i was on the master room so when did mopped up according to you fall down and get this [36:03] injury uh evening somewhere like she sent me the picture first and then video picture everything [36:10] and then it was evening i don't recall the exact time seven eight nine something like eight between [36:15] eight to nine something like that she just sent you a picture she sent you one two three plus yes [36:22] videos yes this is her just documenting an accident when she falls down the stairs [36:42] could you repeat the question one more time mapta went through a lot of efforts [36:46] to document this would you agree with me on that [36:49] yes yes yes mapta sent you two photos a video made another video made another photo [37:08] mapta went through great lengths to make sure this gets preserved forever [37:14] looks like yes and you're saying she's created all this evidence to document an accident [37:37] whatever that happened i wasn't even there that not happened on the upstairs that happened in the [37:43] downstairs i just have to ask the question before i move on you did this to her right no you're gonna [37:50] just stand by that you never put your hands on her never she's just creating documentation [37:59] subject to interpretation i don't know that if mapta was here what would she say about this [38:05] she might gonna say the truth she's gonna say that she recorded herself after falling down a flight of [38:11] stairs should we i'm gonna move on from this i'm gonna hand the 460 to the quarter hi he has 459 right [38:42] there as well it's the thumb drive right by your left hand yes yes ashish friend of yours yes good [39:04] friend not good not bad it's a friend got you a good deal on a really nice house right no i gave him [39:15] like you know give me this offer i i put the money i gave him like you know i want to put only this much [39:21] money okay it was like i searched that home for almost a year it's a beautiful house beautiful yes that's [39:37] a house where a happy family should be today yes because of you that's never going to be the case [39:48] yes ashish you heard him testify correct yes did he lie i don't think so but just some mistakes but [40:04] that's not lie let's let's iron those mistakes out yes ashish testified that he came over to talk to you [40:14] regarding something about manta right yes all right ashish told all of us in front of you that you [40:25] were sleeping in a room yes manta came to take the blanket away from you go ahead so far so far is that [40:37] what he said he said something different i believe little i understand little different okay i'll finish [40:42] my part and you can explain ashish testified that you told him that you were asleep manta came in you [40:52] then swatted your arm knocking mop to the fall down striking her face on the bed is that what ashish said [41:00] that's what not i understand what i understand he said i was on the not was sleeping this lying lying [41:21] down with the blanket putting on she wanna say something and then i say i don't want to talk to [41:25] you that's what i did we can watch but let's let's flesh this out tell us what happened in this situation [41:33] with manta i wasn't talking to her right you two are already separating separate rooms yes separate [41:43] rooms yes she want to do something or talk something i say i don't want to talk it's the [41:47] blanket not like you know pushing off she'd never fall down that that time never fall down she didn't [41:52] fall down no she didn't fall down and she didn't strike her face no she's just made that up he did not [42:04] make that up he said that i don't want to talk to her go away that's i that's what i heard that's what [42:14] you heard ashish say yes okay let's talk about baltimore yes who lives there in what context i one of my [42:39] friend male female two two three males and then i don't know a lot of females i know two of the females [42:49] yes on the evening before this is sunday july 28th you said you saw manta dead on the ground july 30th [43:11] so this is the two days before you were in baltimore correct yes okay the fbi agent that testified judah [43:19] pent remember him i was there yes he made a whole exhibit showing where you were when where manta was [43:29] right yes okay on july 28th you were in baltimore correct yes mom to text you come fast yes when you saw the