Man found guilty of murder after bodies left in suitcases

A man has been found guilty of murdering a couple before dumping their remains in suitcases near Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol. Yostin Andres Mosquera, 35, was found guilty at Woolwich Crown Court of murdering civil partners Albert Alfonso, 62, and Paul Longworth, 71, in July last year in their flat in Scotts Road, Shepherd's Bush, west London.

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Mosquera, who was staying with the couple, “decapitated and dismembered” them, froze parts of their remains, and put the rest in luggage, according to the prosecution. He is alleged to have repeatedly stabbed Alfonso, who suffered injuries to his torso, face and neck. Longworth was attacked with a hammer to the back of his head, which shattered his skull, jurors heard.

Jurors heard that Alfonso enjoyed “extreme sex”, and that Mosquera, whom he had met online years earlier, was part of that world. The 62-year-old was stabbed to death during a filmed session. The court was shown footage of Mosquera singing and dancing in the aftermath of the attack.

Prosecutor Deanna Heer KC said that Mosquera had planned to hurl the suitcases over the bridge to dispose of the remains after the “calculated” and “premeditated” killings.