A man who murdered two men and dumped their dismembered remains in suitcases in Bristol has been sentenced to life in prison with a minimum of 40 years.
Yostin Andres Mosque killed Albert Alfonso, 62, and Paul Longworth, 71, in their London flat in July 2024. The 35-year-old deposited their bodies near Clifton Suspension Bridge in what has been described as a “thoroughly wicked” crime.
The men were murdered in their in their flat in Shepherd’s Bush, west London, with Mosque repeatedly stabbing Mr Alfonso, who sustained injuries to his torso, face and neck. Mr Longworth was hit with a hammer on the back of his head and his skull was shattered.
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Mosquera was jailed for life with a minimum tariff of 40 years and 264 days, with the judge describing him as an “odd man” who committed “premeditated and thoroughly wicked crimes”.
The judge added he “may never be safe to set free”, with the Colombian national being told he would be deported back to Colombia if he was ever released.
His trial heard how Mosquera was staying with the couple when he “decapitated and dismembered” them, froze parts of their remains and took the remaining parts in suitcases to Clifton Suspension Bridge.
He was unanimously found guilty of both murders by a jury at Woolwich Crown Court in July.
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Deanna Heer KC, prosecuting, told the court Mosquera planned to throw the suitcases off the bridge to dispose of the remains after the “calculated” and “premeditated” killings.
Mosquera admitted killing Mr Alfonso, however claimed it was manslaughter by reason of loss of control. He pleaded not guilty to murdering both men, instead claiming Mr Alfonso killed Mr Longworth. Mosquera told the jury he feared for his own life and believed he was about to be killed when he stabbed Mr Alfonso.
Computer searches for the phrase “where on the head is a knock fatal?” were made on the day the couple were killed.
Two days after the murders, Mosquera travelled to Bristol’s landmark bridge with the remains of his victims in a large red suitcase and a silver trunk. A cyclist who asked Mosquera what was inside was told the case and trunk contained car parts.
Noticing something laking from the suitcase, bridge staff questioned Mosquera and were told it was oil. He fled after they shone torches on the case.
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In his sentencing remarks, Judge Bennathan said: “You ended up on the Clifton Suspension Bridge. I am sure that your aim was to throw the cases full of body parts off the bridge in an attempt to dispose of them.
“This was a hopeless endeavour as the bridge had CCTV, security staff and a high wire fence along its length. Being an incompetent criminal, however, does not count as mitigation. When challenged, you fled.”
Mosquera, who does not speak English, carried out a series of online searches for freezers in the period leading up to the murders, the court was told.
Many of these searches were conducted in Spanish, some using Google Translate, and took place while Mosquera was alone in the house. He made enquiries about delivery options and looked up terms such as “deep freezer,” “chest freezer,” “large indoor freezer,” and “outdoor freezer.”
Before sentencing, Mosquera also pleaded guilty to three counts of possessing indecent images of children. He admitted to having 1,500 category A images, 750 category B images, and 4,000 category C images.
Judge Bennathan described the material found on Mosquera’s laptop as showing “very young children being subjected to sexual abuse of horrifying detail and nature.” He sentenced Mosquera to 16 months for these offences, to be served concurrently with his life sentence for the murders.
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