Murder accused says victim threatened his family

A man accused of murdering and dismembering a couple claims his family was threatened by one of them.

Yostin Mosquera, 35, denies murdering Paul Longsworth and Albert Alfonso at their flat in London, where he was staying.

The Colombian national told Woolwich Crown Court earlier that Mr Alfonso, 62, would "instruct" him to perform extreme sexual acts against his will, which left him feeling "empty".

Mr Mosquera said he "felt very sad and wanted to leave" the couple's home - but did not do so because Mr Alfonso told him he had friends in Colombia who would kill his family.

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Mr Mosquera previously admitted the manslaughter of Mr Alfonso by way of loss of self-control.

He is accused of murdering him by stabbing him to death during a recorded sex session at a flat in Shepherds Bush on 8 July 2024.

He is also accused of killing Mr Longworth with a hammer earlier on the same day and of then hiding his body in a divan bed.

The court was previously told he then dismembered the men's bodies and took them to Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol in an effort to dispose of the remains.

But Mr Mosquera told the jury Mr Alfonso was responsible for killing his partner.

As the defence case began earlier, Mr Mosquera said he first met Mr Alfonso online in 2012.

He told the jury Mr Alfonso began paying him to make and send videos of himself performing sexual acts.

He said the acts he was asked to carry out became more extreme as time went on.

The court was told Mr Alfonso visited Mr Mosquera alone in Colombia in 2022 and was paid £59 ($80) to carry out sexual acts on Mr Alfonso in person.

The defendant said he then visited the couple in London in October 2023 and continued the sexual activity with Mr Alfonso.

He told the jury this was done against his will, but he carried out the acts because Mr Alfonso said he would help him pay for an English course.

The jury was told he was not paid, but Mr Alfonso gifted him an air fryer to give to his mother.

The couple then visited Mr Mosquera in Colombia in 2024 and the three of them stayed in an apartment.

Mr Longworth had his own room and Mr Mosquera slept in a double bed with Mr Alfonso, where the paid sexual acts continued, the court heard.

Mr Longworth had no involvement in them, jurors were told.

"[Mr Alfonso] would instruct me to do things," Mr Mosquera said.

"He also told me to use my imagination, but he was the one telling me what to do in the sessions," he added.

The defendant said he "never" enjoyed the experience, but continued to carry out the acts for money.

The court was told Mr Alfonso paid for Mr Mosquera to fly to London later that year, where he remained up until the death of the civil partners.

Mr Mosquera said Mr Alfonso treated him "100% different" when he arrived in England.

The defendant said he called him stupid and an idiot "every day, all the time", as well as using racist language towards him.

While Mr Mosquera said he had previously been asked by Mr Alfonso to call him a slave during sex, he told the jury the names he was called in return were not part of any agreed sexual role play.

The extreme sexual acts continued, the defendant said, which left him feeling "empty".

"I felt very sad and I just wanted to leave," he added.

He said he was made to sleep on the floor of Mr Alfonso's bedroom and had no control over where he went or who he saw, and his keys were taken away whenever he left the flat.

Ms Mosquera said he had no issues with Mr Longworth, but he was often angry with the defendant "for no reason".

The trial continues.

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