Man killed and dismembered couple, court told

A man killed a "friendly couple" before dismembering their bodies and transporting some of their remains in suitcases to the Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol, a court has heard.

Yostin Mosquera, 35, recorded himself having sex with Albert Alfonso, 62, before stabbing him to death with a kitchen knife having earlier killed Paul Longworth, 71, with a hammer, a jury at Woolwich Crown Court was told.

Mr Mosquera, a Colombian national, denies murdering both men at their flat on Scotts Road in Shepherds Bush, west London.

He has admitted the manslaughter of Mr Longworth by way of loss of self-control. But the prosecution alleges Mr Mosquera caused Mr Longworth's death.

Mr Mosquera was living with Mr Alfonso and Mr Longworth when he killed them on 8 July 2024, prosecution barrister Deanna Heer KC told the court.

Ms Heer said it "seems likely" that Mr Alfonso, who enjoyed "extreme sex", had met Mr Mosquera through a porn website.

Jurors were told Mr Mosquera visited the UK more than once and spent time with Mr Alfonso, where he would engage in sexual acts which he recorded and posted online.

Mr Alfonso had entered into a civil partnership with Mr Longworth in 2023, who knew about the extreme sex but had "nothing to do with it" Ms Heer said.

The couple also visited the defendant in Colombia in March 2024, where they are pictured enjoying a boat trip and "having a great time together", the court was told.

Ms Heer said images recovered from Mr Mosquera's laptop show he was viewing adverts for chest freezers and searched on Google "Where on the head is a knock fatal" in Spanish before killing Mr Longworth and hiding his body in a divan bed.

Ms Heer said a post mortem examination of Mr Longworth's body revealed he had suffered severe blunt force trauma to the head which caused his death.

The jury was shown a video of Mr Mosquera killing Mr Alfonso by stabbing him multiple times, before singing and dancing and attempting to access Mr Alfonso's online banking accounts.

He made several cash withdrawals from Mr Alfonso's different bank accounts before the transactions started getting declined, the court was told.

At about 23:30 BST on 10 July, a cyclist making his way across the Clifton Suspension Bridge spotted Mr Mosquera standing next to a large red suitcase, the prosecutor said.

Mr Mosquera told a cyclist he had car parts inside the suitcase and a large silver trunk.

Ms Heer told the court the suitcases contained the decapitated and dismembered bodies of Mr Longworth and Mr Alfonso.

Mr Mosquera, wearing a white shirt, blue jeans and rosary beads, sat in the dock and listened to proceedings with the help of an interpreter.

The trial continues.

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