🔴 Colombian Immigrant Jailed 40 Yrs in Suitcase Slayings!
In a chilling tale of betrayal and brutality, Colombian killer Yostin Andres Mosquera faces eternal bars for savagely slaughtering lovers in a twisted sex-fueled rampage, dismembering their corpses in London’s shadows.
A Colombian immigrant has been sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 40 years and 264 days for the murders of two men whose dismembered remains were dumped in suitcases near Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol.
Yostin Mosquera, 35, was found guilty by a jury at Woolwich Crown Court in July of murdering Albert Alfonso, 62, and Paul Longworth, 71, following a trial where he had denied the charges.
Mr Justice Bennathan, passing sentence on Friday, described the killings as “thoroughly wicked crimes” and stressed that the minimum term was precisely that, adding Mosquera might never be deemed safe for release.
The court heard how Mosquera, who had travelled from Medellin in Colombia, decapitated and dismembered the victims at their flat in Shepherd’s Bush, west London, before transporting parts of their bodies to the iconic bridge.
Mosquera displayed a blank expression during sentencing, but smiled as he shook hands with his interpreter and again towards the court before being led away.
In addition to the murder convictions, Mosquera had earlier pleaded guilty to three charges of possessing indecent images of children, for which he received a concurrent 16-month sentence.
The judge noted Mosquera’s active involvement in a network sharing such material, with his laptop containing thousands of images and films depicting the gross sexual abuse of very young children.
Prosecutors outlined a complex backstory to the crimes, which occurred on 11 July 2024.
Mosquera first connected with Mr Alfonso via Skype in 2012 while in Colombia, and by 2017, Mr Alfonso was paying him for increasingly extreme sexual videos.
The pair met in person in 2023 when Mr Alfonso funded Mosquera’s trip to England, where he stayed at the Shepherd’s Bush flat shared with Mr Longworth, Mr Alfonso’s former civil partner.
Mr Alfonso and Mr Longworth had entered a civil partnership but separated in 2023, though they continued living together.
During Mosquera’s second visit in 2024, the court was told, he engaged in extreme sex sessions with Mr Alfonso, which Mr Longworth did not participate in.
On the day of the murders, Mosquera first attacked Mr Longworth with a hammer, inflicting 13 blows that shattered his skull, before hiding the body in a divan bed.
He then stabbed Mr Alfonso to death during a filmed sex session, with footage later shown in court depicting Mosquera singing and dancing afterwards.
Mosquera admitted killing Mr Alfonso but claimed it was manslaughter due to loss of control, while attributing Mr Longworth’s death to Mr Alfonso.
In his defence, Mosquera alleged daily rape by Mr Alfonso, leaving him humiliated, sad, and trapped, though never angry.
However, prosecutor Deanna Heer KC highlighted that Mosquera’s detailed defence statement made no mention of such assaults.
A mental health report confirmed Mosquera suffered no mental health issues at the time of the offences, and Ms Heer rejected claims of coercive control.
Mr Justice Bennathan characterised the relationship between Mosquera and Mr Alfonso as transactional, noting Mosquera was well cared for, including gym membership and a trip to Brighton.
The judge pointed out Mosquera’s research into the flat’s value, describing it as naïve to believe he could sell it after the deaths, given its apparent vast worth to him.
Jurors learned Mr Alfonso enjoyed extreme sex, which he paid for, participated in, and shared online.
Investigators remain baffled by Mosquera’s decision to transport the dismembered remains to Bristol.
Detective Chief Inspector Ollie Stride of the Metropolitan Police admitted it was one aspect he could never resolve.
Similarly, Detective Inspector Neil Meade, senior investigating officer for Avon and Somerset Police’s major crime team, questioned why Mosquera exposed himself to capture when he could have fled to Colombia.
“He could have committed almost the perfect murder,” Det Insp Meade said, adding there was no need to dismember the bodies or take them to Bristol.
The case unfolded after the suitcases were discovered near the suspension bridge, prompting a joint investigation by the two police forces.
Mosquera’s conviction followed a trial where evidence included the graphic footage and forensic details of the dismemberments.
The sentencing concludes a grim chapter in a case that spanned international borders and revealed layers of exploitation and violence within private relationships.
