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Man charged with murder as two victims named
Yostin Andres Mosquera has been charged with two counts of murder as two victims have been named.
It follows two sets of human remains being found in two suitcases on the Clifton Suspension Bridge and at a flat in west London.
The 34-year-old of Scotts Road in Shepherd’s Bush was charged in the early hours of Monday and is due to appear at Wimbledon Magistrates’ Court later on Monday.
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The two victims in the case are 62-year-old Albert Alfonso and 71-year-old Paul Longworth, who had previously been in a relationship and still lived together in Scotts Road.
Mosquera had been staying with Albert and Paul at their flat in Scotts Road for a short period of time.
Paul was British and Albert was originally from France but had obtained British citizenship.
Mosquera had been arrested at Bristol Temple Meads in the early hours of Saturday morning following human remains being dumped in two suitcases on Clifton Suspension Bridge on Wednesday.
A police cordon extended the length of Scotts Road in Shepherd’s Bush, west London – photo: Martin Booth
Met Police deputy assistant commissioner Andy Valentine said: “My thoughts are first and foremost with Albert and Paul’s loved ones who are coming to terms with this terrible news.
“While we do not believe either of them had any close family, we have identified other next of kin who have been informed and are being supported by specialist officers.
“We are continuing to try and identify any extended family members.
“I know that this awful incident will cause concern not just among residents in Shepherd’s Bush but in the wider LGBTQ+ community across London.
“I hope it will be of some reassurance that whilst enquiries are still ongoing and the investigation is at a relatively early stage, we are not currently looking for anyone else in connection with the two murders.”
Police officers have worked with the pan-London LGBTQ+ Independent Advisory Group (IAG) since the identity of the two victims and their sexuality was established, but Valentine said that evidence gathered so far “does not suggest there was a homophobic motive in this case”.
Main photo: Martin Booth
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