Colombian man found guilty of double murder after leaving couple's bodies in suitcases on Bristol bridge
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, JUL 21 – Yostin Andres Mosquera was convicted of premeditated murders motivated by financial gain, with the victims' remains found in suitcases near Bristol's Clifton Suspension Bridge, police said.
- On July 21, Woolwich Crown Court jurors found the defendant guilty of killing two men, dumping their dismembered remains in suitcases near Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol.
- Prosecutors said Mosquera planned the killings for financial gain, as he searched the property’s value and attempted to access bank accounts, according to Deanna Heer KC.
- Investigators found decapitated heads frozen before suitcases were packed and footage showed Mosquera stabbing Albert Alfonso during a recorded sex session, then dismembering and packing bodies into two suitcases.
- Law enforcement praised witness and forensic work as decisive, while Detective Chief Inspector Ollie Stride called it 'one of the most harrowing murders my team have ever investigated.'
- The judge announced an October 24, 2025, sentencing date alongside a psychiatric report, ordered by Mr Justice Bennathan KC, to determine the minimum term of imprisonment.
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Suitcase killer who dismembered London couple guilty of murder
A man has been found guilty of murdering a couple from London before dumping their remains in suitcases near Bristol’s Clifton suspension bridge. Yostin Andres Mosquera killed 62-year-old Alberto Alfonso, and his civil partner Paul Longworth, who was 71, in their flat – where he had also been staying. Ria Chaterjee’s report contains distressing details.
·London, United Kingdom
Read Full ArticleMan who decapitated and chopped up couple before dumping their remains on UK bridge in a suitcase found guilty of murders
Yostin Andres Mosquera, 35, has today been convicted at Woolwich Crown Court for the horror crime which sent shockwaves through the UK.
·Manchester, United Kingdom
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