Man found guilty of murdering two men and dumping their remains in suitcases

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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 Albert Alfonso, 62, and Paul Longworth, 71, at their flat in Shepherd's Bush, west London, on July 8 last year.

The Colombian national "decapitated and dismembered" the victims, froze parts of their remains and transported the rest in suitcases to the iconic Bristol bridge, according to the prosecution.

Mosquera had been staying with the couple at their home in Scotts Road.

He is alleged to have repeatedly stabbed Alfonso, who suffered injuries to his torso, face and neck, while Longworth was attacked with a hammer to the back of his head, jurors at Woolwich Crown Court heard.

Jurors were told Alfonso enjoyed "extreme sex" and Mosquera, whom he met online years earlier, was part of that world.

Alfonso was stabbed to death during a filmed session, with footage shown in court capturing Mosquera singing and dancing after 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 Alfonso but claimed it was manslaughter by reason of loss of control. He pleaded not guilty to murdering both men and insisted Alfonso killed Longworth.

He told the jury he had feared for his life and believed he was about to be killed when he stabbed Alfonso. He said he felt "intimidated" and believed threats had been made to his family in Colombia.

It took the jury just five hours and three minutes to unanimously find Mosquera guilty of both murders.

His defence counsel suggested his singing and dancing after the attack could have been an emotional outburst after being overwhelmed by events.

Justice Bennathan KC said he would sentence Mosquera on October 24.

"I am not going to pass sentence on you today although the only one I can pass on you is one of life imprisonment," he said.

The judge added that he would order a psychiatric report to help determine the minimum term Mosquera must serve.

(PA) Note: This article has been edited with the help of Artificial Intelligence.

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