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Reuters
22-07-2025
- Reuters
Colombian man guilty of murdering UK couple, left body parts in suitcases
LONDON, July 21 (Reuters) - A Colombian national was convicted on Monday of murdering two men in London before taking parts of their dismembered bodies in suitcases to Bristol's Clifton Suspension Bridge. Yostin Andres Mosquera, 35, was visiting 62-year-old Albert Alfonso and 71-year-old Paul Longworth at the London flat they shared in July 2024 when he killed the pair and decapitated them, prosecutors said. Mosquera – who prosecutors said had engaged in extreme sexual acts with Alfonso – then put some of the couple's dismembered bodies in two suitcases and attempted to dispose of the bodies in Bristol, southwest England, before he was caught and charged. Prosecutor Deanna Heer told jurors at Woolwich Crown Court that Mosquera killed Longworth with a hammer, before stabbing Alfonso to death after the pair had sex – which was recorded in a video played several times to the jury. Mosquera said in his evidence that Alfonso - who he alleged had been abusive to him and had threatened his family - had killed Longworth before Mosquera killed Alfonso. He had pleaded not guilty to two counts of murder, but admitted the manslaughter of Alfonso by reason of loss of control. He was convicted by a jury on Monday and will be sentenced on October 24.
Daily Mirror
22-07-2025
- Daily Mirror
Caller says 'it's blood' in chilling 999 call after finding bodies in suitcases
Yostin Andres Mosquera, 35, was found guilty of killing civil partners Albert Alfonso and Paul Longworth at their Shepherd's Bush flat in west London and dumping their remains in suitcases A worried 999 caller told an operator "we're convinced it's blood" after a killer brought suitcases containing parts of the dismembered bodies of two men to the Clifton Suspension Bridge. Yostin Andres Mosquera, 35, killed civil partners Albert Alfonso, 62, and Paul Longworth, 71, on July 8 last year in their flat in Scotts Road, Shepherd's Bush, west London. Mosquera, who was also staying with the couple, "decapitated and dismembered" them, froze parts of their remains and brought the rest in suitcases to Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol, the prosecution said. A jury at Woolwich Crown Court found Mosquera guilty of murdering the men on Monday. Avon and Somerset Police were called to the Bristol landmark just before midnight on July 10 last year, after bridge staff became suspicious. They had been dealing with a woman in crisis when they saw Mosquera with two heavy suitcases on the Leigh Woods side of the bridge. Mosquera told them the large suitcases, one red and one silver, contained car parts and that the liquid dripping from them was oil. A cyclist challenged Mosquera about the suitcases and bravely chased after the double killer as he fled down a hill - filming him on his phone. The 999 call made to police has been released in which the caller says "we're convinced it's blood" about the case and Mosquera "didn't want to open the case". The caller first says, "we're going to need police up here quite urgently, I think". He says they had a man who was "dragging a case behind him" and he did not speak English, so a man on a bike came along to help as he could speak Spanish. The caller said Mosquera told them the suitcase contained car parts. He added: "It's really heavy, and there's blood coming out of it. It looks like there's blood coming out of the case. "He then said there were two cases, so he went up the road to get the second case. The guy on the bike who's just a member of the public, followed him. The guy has now run off." The caller said of the case: "It looks like blood to us, without smashing the case open, we're not really going to know, and that's obviously for you, but it's just, it's, it's blood. We're, yeah, we're convinced it's blood." He said they, "did sort of like suggest to him, do you want to open a case? Tell us what's in it", and he "didn't want to open the case", adding that he "sat on the case at one stage". The caller gave emergency services a description of Mosquera. Police officers attended the bridge and had to open the suitcases, which contained the torsos and limbs of the victims, Mr Alfonso and Mr Longworth.
Daily Mirror
22-07-2025
- Daily Mirror
Police give update on Clifton Suspension Bridge yob Yostin Mosquera after murders
Yostin Andres Mosquera was found guilty of murdering civil partners Albert Alfonso and Paul Longworth before dumping their remains in suitcases near Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol Police have as yet found no evidence a double murderer committed any further crimes, officers said today. Yostin Andres Mosquera, 35, decapitated his victims and dumped their bodies in a suitcase on Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol. He was yesterday found guilty of the murders of civil partners Albert Alfonso and Paul Longworth. Metropolitan Police had initially believed Mosquera was linked to other crimes prior to the killings, but the force has now confirmed no evidence has been discovered connecting the man to anything, including drug offences. Detective Chief Inspector Ollie Stride said: "Our first thought was that this is not your first crime so we have done quite a lot of work looking at previous offending either here, or there or anywhere. We have not come across anything. We have got no evidence that he was involved in drug gangs but that was something that we thought about and looked at." Mosquera, who will be sentenced at Woolwich Crown Court in October, had claimed Mr Alfonso, 62, had killed his long-term partner Mr Longworth, 72, but was convicted of two murder charges after a trial. READ MORE: Bradley John Murdoch dead: Police give bleak update after killer of Brit backpacker's lies The court heard Mosquera, a dad, had planned to hurl two suitcases containing his victims' dismembered bodies over the bridge into the Avon Gorge 245ft below. He had taken the suitcases from Shepherd's Bush, west London, to Bristol following the harrowing murders on Monday July 8, 2024. Scotland Yard investigated these and while they had enough evidence for charges, officers were unable to link Mosquera, a Columbian national, with any further offences in the UK or abroad. "These crimes were truly horrific and our thoughts are with the families and friends of Albert and Paul. Yostin Mosquera's actions have had a significant impact on our communities in Avon and Somerset and I'm very grateful for the support we received at the time of the incident and have received since," Detective Inspector Neil Meade, of Avon and Somerset Police's Major Crime Investigation Team, said. "It was an extremely fast-moving and complex investigation and their understanding, particularly in those early days, was hugely appreciated. Mosquera had no connection to Bristol and during the trial we've heard he chose to travel here in an attempt to dispose of Albert and Paul's remains and hide his despicable crimes. "A large number of police officers and members of staff were involved in our investigation and they deserve massive credit, along with colleagues at the Metropolitan Police, in helping ensure he could be brought to justice. "I know how concerning this incident was - and still is - for our LGBT communities and that some of the details we've heard over the course of the trial will have been deeply distressing. We remain in close contact with community leaders and our partners and are ready to provide any support we can." Mosquera, who lived in Shepherd's Bush, knew his victims for some time. The murders - two of the most harrowing Det Chief Insp Stride's team have ever seen - happened in the couple's own flat. The officer continued: "Our thoughts and prayers remain with Paul and Albert's family and loved ones and all who knew them, as they continue to process the trauma of what happened."
Yahoo
21-07-2025
- Yahoo
Man found guilty of murdering two men whose remains were found in suitcases
A man has been found guilty of murdering two men and dumping their remains in suitcases near Clifton Suspension Bridge. Yostin Andres Mosquera, 35, killed civil partners Albert Alfonso, 62, and Paul Longworth, 71, on July 8 last year in their flat in Scotts Road, Shepherd's Bush, west London. Mosquera, who was also staying with the couple, 'decapitated and dismembered' them, froze parts of their remains and brought the rest in suitcases to Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol, according to the prosecution. He repeatedly stabbed Mr Alfonso, who suffered injuries to his torso, face and neck, while Mr Longworth was attacked with a hammer to the back of his head and his skull shattered, jurors at Woolwich Crown Court heard. Mr Alfonso enjoyed 'extreme sex' and Mosquera, a Colombian national whom he met online years earlier, was part of that world, jurors heard. Mr Alfonso was stabbed to death during a filmed session, with footage shown in court recording Mosquera declaring 'do you like it?' and also singing and dancing in the aftermath of the attack. Mosquera's plan was to hurl the suitcases over the bridge to dispose of the remains after the 'calculated' and 'premeditated' killings, prosecutor Deanna Heer KC said. Mosquera admitted killing Mr Alfonso but claimed it was manslaughter by reason of loss of control. He pleaded not guilty to murdering both men and insisted Mr Alfonso killed Mr Longworth. It took a jury five hours and three minutes to unanimously find Mosquera guilty. He had told the jury he feared for his own life and believed he was about to be killed when he stabbed Mr Alfonso. Mosquera said he thought Mr Alfonso would do to him what he claimed he had already done to Mr Longworth, he felt 'intimidated' and threats had been made to his family in Colombia. Mosquera's actions after stabbing Mr Alfonso, including singing and dancing, could have been an outburst as he had been overwhelmed by all that had happened to him, his defence counsel suggested. The judge, Mr Justice Bennathan KC, said he would sentence Mosquera on October 24. He said: 'I am not going to pass sentence on you today although the only one I can pass on you is one of life imprisonment. 'I am going to order a psychiatric report on you. It is in your interests to cooperate with the psychiatrist so that I can decide the minimum term you are going to serve.' The judge also turned to the jury and said: 'I want a psychiatric report on this man. I want to know if there is anything in this case going on that we do not know about.' He also thanked them personally, saying: 'We put serious demands on jurors, in this case more than most. 'It went on much longer than the two weeks you were expecting. In this case you have had to look at a very tough video. 'They were terrible brutal events and to read about it is a dreadful thing but to see it is really shocking. If you do want to seek help then speak to the court staff – above all, thank you.' Computer searches for the phrase 'where on the head is a knock fatal?' were made on the day the couple were killed and, under cross-examination, Mosquera could only say there was 'no reason' why he should have done that. Ms Heer KC told him: 'I suggest that you did that in the morning and why you were searching for 'where on the head is a knock fatal?' is because you were planning to kill Mr Longworth.' On July 10, Mosquera was driven to Bristol and he told a cyclist who spotted him on the bridge with a large red suitcase and a silver trunk that they contained car parts. Bridge staff noticed something appeared to be leaking from the red suitcase. Mosquera said it was oil and the staff shone their torches on the suitcases, he walked past and fled. Mosquera, who does not speak English, made repeated computer searches to find a freezer in the build-up to the killings. Many of the searches were in Spanish, some used Google translate and were also made while Mosquera was the only person in the house. He asked questions about delivery options and several searches were looking for a deep freezer, a chest freezer, a large indoor and outdoor freezer for sale. In the days before the killings, the phrase 'hammer killer' was tapped into the computer, the jury heard. The murder video was recorded during a sex session between Mosquera and Mr Alfonso. It captures them grappling before Mr Alfonso is stabbed. Seconds later Mosquera goes on to the computer to try and plunder from his victims' bank accounts. Jurors heard he had also attempted to open a bank account using the Scotts Road address. Immediately after the murders, he accessed a spreadsheet which contained their online banking passwords and he tried to log in to their online bank accounts. He unsuccessfully tried to send £4,000 to his account in Colombia. Witness statements, CCTV footage, digital and forensic evidence had to be pieced together to ensure the jury could see it 'was simply impossible for Yostin Mosquera's version of events to be true', Senior Crown Prosecutor Miranda Jollie said after the verdicts. She said: 'CCTV and employment records proved that Mr Alfonso was at work when Mr Longworth was brutally murdered, and Mosquera's search history on his laptop showed that he was looking to purchase a chest freezer even before committing his first savage killing. 'With a comprehensive timeline mapped out, the weight of evidence stacked up against him and meant that the jury could be sure he was responsible for murdering both victims.' Metropolitan Police Detective Chief Inspector Ollie Stride, who led the 'complex and intense' investigation, described it as 'one of the most harrowing murders my team have ever investigated, a case that will stay with many of us for a long time'. He said: 'Paul and Albert were murdered in the most brutal and callous of ways in their own home. 'The team have consumed hundreds of hours of footage, including some of the utmost disturbing and graphic nature. Those images will stay with all of us for a very long time.' Detectives worked with Avon and Somerset Police, who arrested Mosquera, and 'many witnesses who provided detailed accounts of events which must have been extremely hard to share'. They also worked closely with the LGBT+ Independent Advisory Group, who provided support, advice and helped monitor the investigation.
South Wales Argus
21-07-2025
- South Wales Argus
We're convinced it's blood coming from suitcase – what caller told 999 operator
Yostin Andres Mosquera, 35, killed civil partners Albert Alfonso, 62, and Paul Longworth, 71, on July 8 last year in their flat in Scotts Road, Shepherd's Bush, west London. Mosquera, who was also staying with the couple, 'decapitated and dismembered' them, froze parts of their remains and brought the rest in suitcases to Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol, the prosecution said. A jury at Woolwich Crown Court found Mosquera guilty of murdering the men on Monday. An artist's impression of the killer, Yostin Andres Mosquera, right (Elizabeth Cook/PA) Avon and Somerset Police were called to the Bristol landmark just before midnight on July 10 last year, after bridge staff became suspicious. They had been dealing with a woman in crisis when they saw Mosquera with two heavy suitcases on the Leigh Woods side of the bridge. Mosquera told them the large suitcases, one red and one silver, contained car parts and that the liquid dripping from them was oil. A cyclist challenged Mosquera about the suitcases and bravely chased after the double killer as he fled down a hill – filming him on his phone. The 999 call made to police has been released in which the caller says 'we're convinced it's blood' about the case and Mosquera 'didn't want to open the case'. The caller first says, 'we're going to need police up here quite urgently, I think'. He says they had a man who was 'dragging a case behind him' and he did not speak English, so a man on a bike came along to help as he could speak Spanish. The caller said Mosquera told them the suitcase contained car parts. He added: 'It's really heavy, and there's blood coming out of it. It looks like there's blood coming out of the case. 'He then said there were two cases, so he went up the road to get the second case. 'The guy on the bike who's just a member of the public, followed him. The guy has now run off.' The caller said of the case: 'It looks like blood to us, without smashing the case open, we're not really going to know, and that's obviously for you, but it's just, it's, it's blood. We're, yeah, we're convinced it's blood.' He said they, 'did sort of like suggest to him, do you want to open a case? Tell us what's in it', and he 'didn't want to open the case', adding that he 'sat on the case at one stage'. The caller gave emergency services a description of Mosquera. Police officers attended the bridge and had to open the suitcases, which contained the torsos and limbs of the victims, Mr Alfonso and Mr Longworth.
