Clifton suitcase murder from bloody trail, frantic chase and sick video footage
When two suitcases containing human remains and dripping with blood were found abandoned in a UK city, it shocked the nation. Yostin Mosquera, 35, was locked up for the horrific crime - but what exactly happened that day?
Pulling up on Bristol's iconic Clifton Suspension Bridge, Yostin Mosquera, 35, asked the driver to stop so he could get out with two heavy suitcases.
It was just before midnight on July 10 2024 - a typical Wednesday night, apart from the fact that many Brits had been watching the England men's football team beat the Netherlands 2-0 in the semi final of the Euros.
At first nothing seemed out of the ordinary and passers by even stopped to help the man with the heavy cases. One woman even unknowingly helped him lug the two suitcases containing human remains and made a joke asking if they contained dead bodies because they were so heavy.
An eye witness Giles Malone told LBC: "My wife and I were watching the football game with my dad in Clifton Village and we left my dad's flat at 10.30pm after the football game. We were waiting for an Uber on the corner by the pub and we were standing there waiting for our car.
"A man and another man got out of another car across the street and they were lifting these suitcases across the road for some reason, right by us. Another lady started to help them and the lady who was helping them said 'these are the heaviest suitcases I've ever lifted. What's in them? bodies?' We sort of semi-joked about it but they didn't say anything."
Little did they know at the time that truth can be stranger than fiction - and the suitcases did in fact contain dead bodies. But not everyone was unsuspecting - a passing cyclist challenged Mosquera and chased him when he ran away alerting bridge staff. The cyclist's camera footage helped the police identify the suspect.
A witness told BristolLive: "There were two suitcases, one left on the bridge with what appeared to be blood leaking from it, the other case was on the road just after the bridge on the Leigh Woods side. There was blood on the floor along the bridge.
"The man who had the cases ran from the bridge staff and I saw him being chased by a member of the public on a bike. The cyclist followed the man, who was wearing dark or black clothing, and was seen running down Burwalls."
A frantic chase then unfolded and a police helicopter, the Coastguard and police dogs were deployed as the force urged people not to approach him. Acting Bristol Commander Vicks Hayward-Melen said: "An immediate search of the area was carried out by officers on the ground with the support of the National Police Air Service and HM Coastguard following the discovery of the suitcases.
"Initial inquiries established the man was taken to the bridge in a taxi. This vehicle has been seized and the driver is helping us with our inquiries. Specialist crime scene investigators are currently examining the bridge and surrounding area, and the bridge will remain closed while these inquiries are conducted."
Local residents were shocked when they heard the news. One woman, who wished not to be named, told the Guardian: "It's so unusual. I'm very scared."
Another neighbour, Andrea Malizia, who has lived nearby for more than 20 years, said she had been watching a film when she heard a helicopter circling. "Unfortunately we have lots of incidents related to the bridge anyways, it's terrible," she said. "And there is so much surveillance on it, they have guards, so surely there will be footage of him out there."
Mosquera was tracked down two days later heading towards Bristol Temple Meads stations as detectives traced his phone signal. The man, who lived in Shepherd's Bush, knew his victims for some time and was a porn actor who had made extreme sex videos with Albert Alfonso.
The court heard how Mr Alfonso was stabbed to death during a filmed session, with video footage shown recording Mosquera singing and dancing in the aftermath of the attack. Paul was killed some time before Albert and placed into the bed. Initially, Mosquera claimed Mr Alfonso, 62, had killed his long-term partner Mr Longworth, 72, but he was found guilty of both murders.
Mosquera told the jury he feared for his own life and believed he was about to be killed when he stabbed Mr Alfonso. But computer searches for the phrase “where on the head is a knock fatal?” were made on the day the couple were killed.
A jury at Woolwich Crown Court unanimously found Mosquera guilty of murdering civil partners Albert Alfonso and Paul Longworth before dumping their remains in Bristol in July 2025, a year on from the attacks.
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