Yostin Andres Mosquera, 35, faces trial for the murders of Albert Alfonso, 62, and Paul Longworth, 71 – he is accused of dumping their dismembered remains in suitcases on Clifton Suspension Bridge
A jury watched CCTV showing an accused double murderer allegedly dumping suitcases containing dismembered remains of two people on Clifton Suspension Bridge.
“Pornographic performer” Yostin Andres Mosquera, 35, faces trial for the murders of Albert Alfonso, 62, and Paul Longworth, 71, on July 8 last year in the flat the two shared in Scotts Road, Shepherd’s Bush, west London. Mr Alfonso was stabbed to death while being filmed, with footage recording Mosquera, 35, singing and dancing in the aftermath of the attack, the Old Bailey heard. Mosquera is accused of dismembering the couple’s bodies and keeping their severed heads at their home in London.
CCTV played to the jury was said to show Mosquera dragging a red suitcase at about 11.23pm on July 10 on Clifton Suspension Bridge. Mosquera is seen peering over a bridge wall and trying to rub away a mark, that was left on the floor where the suitcase had been, with his foot. He then urinates on it, the court heard. He is approached by two members of staff who manage the bridge, who are called away to an appointment, and is also seen by a cyclist.
The jury also watched footage said to show the suspected double killer grappling and then killing one of his alleged victims. The footage, with a soundtrack which captured the sound of someone appearing to struggle to breathe, was watched in silence.
The prosecution claims Mosquera was “in complete control” of his “strategic and premeditated” actions. Mr Alfonso’s death was captured on four cameras that were in his bedroom to record sex sessions with Mosquera, who is seen singing and dancing in the aftermath of the attack. Mr Justice Bennathan had previously warned the jury “it is not an easy watch”.
On Thursday prosecutor Deanna Heer KC told the jury: “He takes hold of Mr Alfonso’s chin with his left hand and pulls Mr Alfonso’s head back, and then with his right hand, in which he is holding the knife, he stabs him.” She added: “Mr Alfonso gets to his feet and tries to defend himself. They then fall to the floor and Mr Mosquera gets on top of Mr Alfonso. Mr Alfonso manages to stand up while Mr Mosquera has him in a headlock.”
Mosquera appears to say in English: “Do you like it?” Pc Nick Swire, the CCTV officer, said: “You can see Mosquera apply a knife to Mr Alfonso and blood is seen to flow down his chest.”
The men, who are both naked, are seen struggling with each other and wrestling to the ground. PC Swire said that at one point you can hear a change of breathing as Mr Alfonso’s “body goes limp and he loses consciousness”.
The footage ends with Mr Alfonso on the ground, and Mr Swire said: “There is significant blood flowing from the neck area to the floor.” Mosquera is then seen singing a song in Spanish and dancing, before sitting down to look at a computer.
The prosecution say that on July 8, Mosquera allegedly killed Mr Longworth and later Mr Alfonso in their flat and then “set about trying to steal from them”. Two days after Mr Alfonso’s killing, CCTV shows Mosquera walking backwards as he drags a heavy red suitcase along Clifton Suspension Bridge.
Ms Heer previously said: “Paul Longworth had been attacked with a hammer to the back of his head, suffering repeated blows, which shattered his skull. Albert Alfonso had been repeatedly stabbed, suffering multiple wounds to his torso, his body and his face and to his neck. None of that is in dispute.”
The defendant admitted the manslaughter of Mr Alfonso by way of loss of self-control during a hearing at the court on Tuesday, but denies and is being tried on both charges of murder.
The trial continues.
