A man has appeared in court accused of killing a former couple whose remains were found in two suitcases left at Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol. Yostin Andres Mosquera is charged with the murders of Albert Alfonso, 62, and Paul Longworth, 71, between 8 and 10 July. The two men had previously been in a relationship and still lived together at a flat in Scotts Road, Shepherd’s Bush, west London.
Both of the deceased were known to Mosquera, 34. He had been staying with them for a short period of time and is a Colombian national. He is accused of killing the pair in London before their bodies were discovered in two suitcases at the south-west beauty spot last week.
Mosquera was detained by armed police at Temple Meads railway station in Bristol in the early hours of Saturday morning after officers made the grim discovery on Wednesday. Further remains were later found by police at the couple’s west London flat. Mosquera appeared wearing a grey t-shirt and tracksuit bottoms via video link from HMP Belmarsh prison for a hearing at the Old Bailey in London on Wednesday.
Speaking only to confirm his name and date of birth with assistance from a Spanish interpreter, he was remanded in custody for a further hearing on 2 October. A provisional trial date was set for 14 April next year, with a time estimate of up to three weeks, although the judge said the court would try to find an earlier date. Addressing judge the Recorder of London Mark Lucraft KC, prosecutor Teresa Hay told.
