Man killed couple then froze remains in west London, court hears

A man murdered a couple, dismembered their bodies and then froze some of their remains before taking the rest in suitcases to the Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol, a court has heard.

Yostin Andres Mosquera filmed himself having sex with Albert Alfonso, 62, and stabbed him to death, having earlier killed Paul Longworth, 71, the prosecution said.

Mr Mosquera, 35, denies the murder of both men at their flat in Shepherd’s Bush, west London, between 8 and 10 July last year.

He admitted the manslaughter of Mr Alfonso during a hearing at the Old Bailey on Tuesday, however the prosecution rejected this plea.

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The court heard the defendant told a cyclist who had stopped to ask if he was lost that he had car parts inside a large red suitcase and a large silver trunk.

Deanna Heer KC, prosecuting, told the court the suitcases contained the decapitated and dismembered bodies of Mr Longworth and Mr Alfonso.

Other body parts were found by police in a chest freezer at their flat in Shepherd’s Bush.

Mr Longworth had been attacked with a hammer to the back of his head and Mr Alfonso had been repeatedly stabbed, the court heard.

The pair were in a long-term relationship and a year before their death, had entered into a civil partnership together, the prosecution told the Jury.

The court heard the defendant and another man, known under a pseudonym as James Smith, were both paid by Mr Afonso to perform degrading sexual acts which were often filmed and posted online.

The court heard there were also times when the victims and the defendant went on trips together.

The prosecution alleges Mr Mosquera killed both men on 8 July 2024 at their home in Shepherd’s Bush, killing Mr Longworth first and then hiding his body in the storage section of Mr Longworth’s bed.

The court also heard the defendant had searched on the internet for the value of the victims’ home.

Mr Mosquera, a Colombian national, sat in the dock and listened to proceedings with the help of an interpreter.

The trial continues.