Man Convicted in West London Double Murder

Yostin Andres Mosquera, 35, was found guilty at Woolwich Crown Court of murdering civil partners Albert Alfonso, 62, and Paul Longworth, 71, in July 2024 at their flat in Shepherd’s Bush, west London. Mosquera decapitated and dismembered the victims, freezing some remains and transporting others in suitcases to Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol, where he tried to dispose of them. He repeatedly stabbed Alfonso and attacked Longworth with a hammer before stealing from the couple. After the murders, Mosquera was seen singing and dancing, and later claimed manslaughter due to loss of control, alleging fear for his life. The jury unanimously convicted him of both murders, rejecting his defense. Police discovered the victims' severed heads in a freezer at the flat after tracking the suitcases, closing a case that shocked the UK.