Yostin Andres Mosquera killed civil companions Albert Alfonso and Paul Longworth
A person has been discovered responsible of murdering two males and dumping their stays in suitcases close to Clifton Suspension Bridge. Yostin Andres Mosquera, 35, killed civil companions Albert Alfonso, 62, and Paul Longworth, 71, on July 8 final 12 months of their flat in Scotts Street, Shepherd’s Bush, west London.
Mosquera, who was additionally staying with the couple, “decapitated and dismembered” them, froze components of their stays and introduced the remaining in suitcases to Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol, based on the prosecution.
He’s alleged to have repeatedly stabbed Mr Alfonso, who suffered accidents to his torso, face and neck, whereas Mr Longworth was attacked with a hammer to the again of his head and his cranium shattered, jurors at Woolwich Crown Courtroom heard. Don’t miss a court docket report by signing up to our crime publication right here
Mr Alfonso loved “excessive intercourse” and Mosquera, a Colombian nationwide whom he met on-line years earlier, was a part of that world, jurors heard.
Mr Alfonso was stabbed to demise throughout a filmed session, with footage proven in court docket recording Mosquera singing and dancing within the aftermath of the assault.
Mosquera’s plan was to hurl the suitcases over the bridge to get rid of the stays after the “calculated” and “premeditated” killings, prosecutor Deanna Heer KC stated.
Mosquera admitted killing Mr Alfonso however claimed it was manslaughter by motive of lack of management.
He pleaded not responsible to murdering each males and insisted Mr Alfonso killed Mr Longworth.
It took a jury 5 hours and three minutes to unanimously discover Mosquera responsible.
He had advised the jury he feared for his personal life and believed he was about to be killed when he stabbed Mr Alfonso.
The defendant claimed that he thought Mr Alfonso would do to him what he claims he had already executed to Mr Longworth, he felt “intimidated” and threats had been made to his household in Colombia.
Mosquera’s actions after stabbing Mr Alfonso, together with singing and dancing, may have been an outburst as he had been overwhelmed by all that had occurred to him, his defence counsel instructed.
The decide, Mr Justice Bennathan KC, stated he would sentence Mosquera on October 24.
He stated: “I’m not going to cross sentence on you right now though the one one I can cross on you is one among life imprisonment.
“I’m going to order a psychiatric report on you. It’s in your pursuits to cooperate with the psychiatrist in order that I can resolve the minimal time period you’ll serve.”
The decide additionally turned to the jury and stated: “I need a psychiatric report on this man. I wish to know if there may be something on this case happening that we have no idea about.”
He additionally thanked them personally, saying: “We put severe calls for on jurors, on this case greater than most.
“It went on for much longer than the 2 weeks you have been anticipating. On this case you have got had to have a look at a really powerful video.
“They have been horrible brutal occasions and to examine it’s a dreadful factor however to see it’s actually stunning. In case you do wish to search assist then converse to the court docket workers – above all, thanks.”
