A Colombian man, Yostin Andres Mosquera, has been sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 42 years for the brutal murders of two men in west London. The 35-year-old was convicted of killing 62-year-old Albert Alfonso and 71-year-old Paul Longworth before dismembering their bodies and transporting the remains in suitcases to southwest England. The sentencing took place at Woolwich Crown Court, where Judge Joel Bennathan described Mosquera’s actions as “thoroughly wicked crimes.”
The murders occurred in July 2024 at the victims’ flat in west London. According to prosecutors, Mosquera attacked Longworth with a hammer and stabbed Alfonso to death following a sexual encounter with the pair. After the killings, he decapitated and dismembered both bodies, placing body parts in suitcases. He then traveled to Bristol and left the luggage on the Clifton Suspension Bridge, an act that later led investigators to uncover the horrific crime.
During the trial, Mosquera denied both murders and instead claimed manslaughter, arguing that he lost control after Alfonso allegedly killed Longworth and threatened his family. However, the jury dismissed his version of events, finding him guilty on both murder counts.
At the sentencing, Mosquera also pleaded guilty to three additional charges of possessing indecent images of children, further compounding the gravity of his crimes. Judge Bennathan, in his remarks, acknowledged that while financial motives may have played a role, they offered no justification for the “sadistic and callous” nature of the killings. “It was their tragedy that you, Yostin Mosquera, came into their lives and, on 11 July last year, killed them both,” he said, emphasizing the brutality and premeditated nature of the acts.
The court’s ruling brings closure to a case that shocked the UK with its gruesome details. Mosquera, who had previously been living in London, will remain in prison for at least 42 years before being eligible for parole, effectively ensuring that he spends the majority of his life behind bars.
