UK police charge man with murder after bodies found in suitcases
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Police in Bristol, England, received reports on July 10 of a man acting suspiciously on the Clifton Suspension Bridge.
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LONDON – British police on July 15 charged a man with two counts of murder after human remains were discovered in suitcases at Bristol’s Clifton Suspension Bridge.
Yostin Andres Mosquera, 34, was charged with the murders of two men, identified by police as 62-year-old Albert Alfonso and 71-year-old Paul Longworth.
The two victims had been in a relationship and lived together in a flat in Shepherd’s Bush, west London, where Mosquera had also been staying for a short period of time, the city’s Metropolitan Police said.
Remains of the men were also found at the west London flat.
“I know that this awful incident will cause concern not just among residents in Shepherds Bush but in the wider LGBTQ+ community across London,” Deputy Assistant Commissioner Andy Valentine said in a statement, referring to the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer community.
“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 also said evidence gathered so far did not suggest a homophobic motive, but the case has been initially categorised as a hate crime – a classification which will be reviewed as more evidence emerges.
Police in Bristol, south-west England, received reports late on July 10 night of a man with a suitcase acting suspiciously on the Clifton bridge. A second suitcase was later found nearby.
Mosquera, who police said had travelled from London with the suitcases, was arrested on July 13 in Bristol. He will appear at Wimbledon Magistrates’ Court in London later on July 15. REUTERS
