Murderer who dumped couple's remains near bridge is jailed for life

A man who murdered two men and dumped their dismembered remains in suitcases near Clifton Suspension Bridge has been sentenced to life in prison with a minimum of 40 years, for his "thoroughly wicked crimes".

- Matthew Weaver

Yostin Andres Mosquera, 35, killed the civil partners Albert Alfonso, 62, and Paul Longworth, 71, in their flat in Shepherd's Bush, west London, in July last year. He stabbed Alfonso, who sustained injuries to his torso, face and neck, while Longworth was hit with a hammer on the back of his head and his skull was shattered.

Mr Justice Bennathan jailed Mosquera for life with a minimum tariff of 40 years and 264 days. The judge described Mosquera as an "odd man" who committed "premeditated and thoroughly wicked crimes".

He added that Mosquera "may never be safe to set free". The Colombian national was told he would be deported if he was ever released.

Mosquera was staying with the couple when he "decapitated and dismembered" them, froze parts of their remains and took the rest in suitcases to, in Bristol, his trial heard.