UK- Two suitcases believed to contain human remains found, man seen acting suspiciously @ Clifton Suspension Bridge, Bristol, 11 July 2024

[Michael_Rivers]

Wondering if the perp had any connections to Medallin Colombia? speculation, imo.

Colombia- Eight 'suspicious' deaths of US men linked to dating apps, Medellin, 2023

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-67947333 ''The US embassy in Bogota said some victims were drugged and robbed after meeting people on these apps. The incidents often occurred in cities like Medellin, Cartagena and Bogota where US tourism has picked up. Travellers are being told to...

www.websleuths.com

Sharp rise in attacks as 76 LGBT people murdered in Colombia in 2020 - justice for colombia

Colombia has seen a steep rise in attacks on LGBT people, with 76 murders committed in 2020. According to the LGBT rights organisation, Caribe Afirmativo, which co-produced the report into anti-LGBTI violence, the global pandemic exacerbated homophobia, discrimination and exclusion, increasing...

justiceforcolombia.org

2021

I thought I'd explore this further as your post and Russelhobb's really got me thinking and I discovered that violence towards the LGTBQ+ community is ongoing as stated in an article from the WOLA website. Within the article it states that although there is a number of legal frameworks in place within Latin America, with the strongest frameworks being within Colombia, they are rarely enforced with the country registering the highest number of killings of LGTBQ+ people over a five-year period. Other than for sourcing, I'll post the article up here for people to read should they have the time.

LGBT+ Rights and Peace in Colombia: The Paradox Between Law and Practice

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex Colombians have been granted momentous protections over the past two decades. Included in these feats is the historic recognition of LGBT+ people in the peace process with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), the first in the world...

www.wola.org

 

[Inthedetails]

I thought I'd explore this further as your post and Russelhobb's really got me thinking and I discovered that violence towards the LGTBQ+ community is ongoing as stated in an article from the WOLA website. Within the article it states that although there is a number of legal frameworks in place within Latin America, with the strongest frameworks being within Colombia, they are rarely enforced with the country registering the highest number of killings of LGTBQ+ people over a five-year period. Other than for sourcing, I'll post the article up here for people to read should they have the time.

LGBT+ Rights and Peace in Colombia: The Paradox Between Law and Practice

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex Colombians have been granted momentous protections over the past two decades. Included in these feats is the historic recognition of LGBT+ people in the peace process with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), the first in the world...

www.wola.org

I'm curious if there are examples of this spilling into U.K. (or other countries) from Colombia? Is it a "goal" perhaps to leave the country through LGTBQ+ connections?

I'm thinking perhaps the perp used the couple as his ticket out of Colombia, perhaps not to intentionally kill them but to live a better life....but old habits die hard and he took advantage of them financially and then got violent??

Do we know when the perp arrived in UK?

jmo

 

[Smccat]

Mr Longworth was just days away from retiring and going travelling......

Neighbour who lives opposite their flat: 'Albert and Paul were lovely guys. It's devastating. They were both really friendly and polite and smiled a lot. I last saw Paul a month or so ago in the pub and he told me that he was retiring. He told me "I've only got two days left that I have to go to work".
'He was really happy about it. He said he was also due to go to Pride in Brighton.

Mr Longworth was a regular at the Shepherd and Flock pub close to his flat. A member of staff said..... He told me recently that he had just retired and was looking forward to travelling more....

Neighbours 'devastated' after remains of ex-couple found in suitcase

Yostin Andres Mosquera, 34, has been charged with the murder of two men, named by the Met Police as 62-year-old French national Albert Alfonso and his British ex-partner, 71-year-old Paul Longworth.

www.dailymail.co.uk

So in the last couple of weeks Paul has been spending more time at home following retirement from his work.
The hate crime may be to do with one of the victims is noted as having been a wheelchair user. I am just not sure I've seen anywhere where it says which one of them it was. Anyone else?

Hate crime | The Crown Prosecution Service

www.cps.gov.uk

 

[Rikissa]

Colombia legalized same-sex sexual activity in 1981, but there are other countries in Latin America where it has been legal much longer than in the US and the UK, or in other European countries. There are more than 10 countries in the Americas where same-sex sexual activity has legal since before 1900! and other places where it's never been illegal.

LGBT rights in the Americas - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

 

[Inthedetails]

So in the last couple of weeks Paul has been spending more time at home following retirement from his work.
The hate crime may be to do with one of the victims is noted as having been a wheelchair user. I am just not sure I've seen anywhere where it says which one of them it was. Anyone else?

Hate crime | The Crown Prosecution Service

www.cps.gov.uk

Good point. (I'm assuming the older man was in the wheelchair, but perhaps that's ageism on my part! Would be curious to know if its the same person as the man who traveled and posted photos.)

jmo

 

[dotr]

Man appears in court charged with double murder after human remains found in Bristol and London

Yostin Andres Mosquera was charged early on Monday of the murders of 62-year-old Albert Alfonso and 71-year-old Paul Longworth.

news.sky.com

'Assisted by a Spanish interpreter, Mosquera spoke only to confirm his name, address and date of birth in a short hearing at Wimbledon Magistrates' Court.'
'Mosquera is expected to next appear at the Old Bailey on Wednesday'
rbbm

Man charged with two counts of murder

A man will appear in court charged with two counts of murder after human remains were found in Bristol and west London.

news.met.police.uk

''Both victims were known to the man arrested and he had been staying with them at the Scotts Road flat for a short period of time.

We are making thorough enquiries to establish whether there may be any linked offences in the UK or overseas but so far none have been identified. Detectives will continue to build a full picture of the circumstances, including any previous incident that may be linked in any way to this case.''

 

[Russelhobb]

Albert’s Flickr account. He seems to have travelled a lot, particularly 7in Colombia and Latin America.

I haven’t been able to find it by name.

 

[Rikissa]

Good point. (I'm assuming the older man was in the wheelchair, but perhaps that's ageism on my part! Would be curious to know if its the same person as the man who traveled and posted photos.)

jmo

I wonder if it wasn't AA in the wheelchair, as there appears to be some kind of support behind his head in the photo taken in the boat, and he seems to have difficulties keep his head up, compared to the other two.

 

[dotr]

Bristol suitcase murders: Man charged as police reveal male victims were in a relationship

The two men named as Albert Alfonso, 62, and Paul Longworth, 71, who lived in west London

www.telegraph.co.uk

Yostin Andres Mosquera, charged with two counts of murder, arrives at Wimbledon Magistrates Court CREDIT: Belinda Jiao for The Telegraph

 

[Inthedetails]

Bristol suitcase murders: Man charged as police reveal male victims were in a relationship

The two men named as Albert Alfonso, 62, and Paul Longworth, 71, who lived in west London

www.telegraph.co.uk

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Yostin Andres Mosquera, charged with two counts of murder, arrives at Wimbledon Magistrates Court CREDIT: Belinda Jiao for The Telegraph

The victims befriended him and he killed them.

I'm wondering if the men helped him get to U.K. and he became greedy and demanding. When they resisted that, he got violent.

jmo

 

[JosieJo]

Man appears in court charged with double murder after human remains found in Bristol and London

Yostin Andres Mosquera was charged early on Monday of the murders of 62-year-old Albert Alfonso and 71-year-old Paul Longworth.

news.sky.com

'Assisted by a Spanish interpreter, Mosquera spoke only to confirm his name, address and date of birth in a short hearing at Wimbledon Magistrates' Court.'
'Mosquera is expected to next appear at the Old Bailey on Wednesday'
rbbm

Man charged with two counts of murder

A man will appear in court charged with two counts of murder after human remains were found in Bristol and west London.

news.met.police.uk

''Both victims were known to the man arrested and he had been staying with them at the Scotts Road flat for a short period of time.

We are making thorough enquiries to establish whether there may be any linked offences in the UK or overseas but so far none have been identified. Detectives will continue to build a full picture of the circumstances, including any previous incident that may be linked in any way to this case.''

Very cryptic ..."circumstances" "any previous incident"

 

[Inthedetails]

I wonder if it wasn't AA in the wheelchair, as there appears to be some kind of support behind his head in the photo taken in the boat, and he seems to have difficulties keep his head up, compared to the other two.

Good eye. I was too distracted looking at the scenery and buildings in the photos.

 

[Smccat]

From Dotr's Telegraph article above

"The Metropolitan Police said it had initially categorised the murders as a hate crime, but that evidence so far did not suggest there was a homophobic motive".

 

[Smccat]

The victims befriended him and he killed them.

I'm wondering if the men helped him get to U.K. and he became greedy and demanding. When they resisted that, he got violent.

jmo

Edited by me: I was wondering the opposite but now I think about it, that makes more sense. I wonder if it was money related and they had said they couldn't keep giving cash over. I don't think it's been said that Yostin had any employment here. MOO

 

[Kittypoo]

I wonder if it wasn't AA in the wheelchair, as there appears to be some kind of support behind his head in the photo taken in the boat, and he seems to have difficulties keep his head up, compared to the other two.

Yes agree he looks uncomfortable almost scared withthe other two are grinning like Cheshire cats.

 

[Skigh]

The neighbours said AA rode a bike , so a wheelchair must be a relatively recent think if it is him.

 

[CaptainNancy]

There are pictures of Yostin in London in Oct 23, the fish and Chip pic was taken in London in Feb 24 and the speedboat pic and other holiday pics in Colombia in Mar 24.

 

[Cherwell]

Yes agree he looks uncomfortable almost scared withthe other two are grinning like Cheshire cats.

I think that's because he's taking the photo, and is concentrating on holding the phone level.

 

[Bahshudc]

Bristol suitcase murders: Man charged as police reveal male victims were in a relationship

The two men named as Albert Alfonso, 62, and Paul Longworth, 71, who lived in west London

www.telegraph.co.uk

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Yostin Andres Mosquera, charged with two counts of murder, arrives at Wimbledon Magistrates Court CREDIT: Belinda Jiao for The Telegraph

What is the image at the bottom from? His arrest? Sorry, paywall.

 

[Kittypoo]

Albert’s Flickr account. He seems to have travelled a lot, particularly in Colombia and Latin America.

That’s actually so spooky. If you scroll down there is an album taken in Bristol with photos of the suspension bridge 2010