Current:Home > NewsSafeX Pro:Man charged with murdering 2 roommates after body parts found in suitcases on iconic U.K. bridge -FutureFinance
SafeX Pro:Man charged with murdering 2 roommates after body parts found in suitcases on iconic U.K. bridge
Burley Garcia View
Date:2025-04-07 16:07:16
A 34-year-old man was charged Monday with murdering two men whose remains were found in two suitcases in southwest England.
London's Metropolitan Police said Yostin Andres Mosquera has been charged with murdering Albert Alfonso,SafeX Pro 61, and Paul Longworth, 71. He is due to appear in a London court later Monday.
Police said the victims had previously been in a relationship and still lived together, and that the suspect had been staying with them at their west London apartment.
Deputy Assistant Commissioner Andy Valentine said "the evidence gathered so far does not suggest there was a homophobic motive" to the killings. However, officers followed national guidelines and have initially categorized the incident as a hate crime, he said.
"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," Valentine said.
The suspect was arrested at a train station in Bristol on Saturday, three days after the grisly discovery of body parts in suitcases on the city's Clifton Suspension Bridge.
Police officers arrived at the iconic bridge at around midnight Wednesday, 10 minutes after receiving reports of a man behaving strangely. But the man, who had traveled there by taxi, was already gone.
Police found more remains at the victims' home in London.
Clifton Suspension Bridge, designed by the pioneering engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel, is one of the oldest surviving suspension bridges in the world. The landmark bridge spans the Avon Gorge, and was designed by noted Victorian engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel.
The gruesome discovery came just one day after police in England detained a 26-year-old man after an hours-long manhunt following the murders of three women with a crossbow.
- In:
- Murder
- United Kingdom
veryGood! (4)
Related
- Bill Belichick's salary at North Carolina: School releases football coach's contract details
- Sha'Carri Richardson wins her women's 100m opening heat with ease
- Florida braces for flooding from a possible tropical storm
- 6 people, including 4 children, killed in 2-vehicle crash in Mississippi
- DoorDash steps up driver ID checks after traffic safety complaints
- Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick's Son James Wilkie Shares Rare Photo of Family in Paris
- Skunks are driving a rabies spike in Minnesota, report says
- Georgia governor suspends Newton County commissioner accused of taking kickback
- B.A. Parker is learning the banjo
- Taylor Swift explains technical snafu in Warsaw, Poland, during acoustic set
Ranking
- IRS recovers $4.7 billion in back taxes and braces for cuts with Trump and GOP in power
- Kremlin acknowledges intelligence operatives among the Russians who were freed in swap
- Billie Eilish and Charli XCX Dance on Pile of Underwear in NSFW Guess Music Video
- Florida braces for flooding from a possible tropical storm
- Sam Taylor
- Death of a Black man pinned down by security guards outside a Milwaukee hotel is ruled a homicide
- The Viral Makeup TikTok Can’t Get Enough Of: Moira Cosmetics, Jason Wu, LoveSeen, and More
- Baseball team’s charter bus catches fire in Iowa; no one is hurt
Recommendation
What were Tom Selleck's juicy final 'Blue Bloods' words in Reagan family
Olympic golf desperately needs a team format. Here's a proposal.
Vermont mountain communities at a standstill after more historic flooding
Simone Biles wins gold, pulls out GOAT necklace with 546 diamonds in it
Justice Department, Louisville reach deal after probe prompted by Breonna Taylor killing
US safety agency moves probe of Dodge Journey fire and door lock failure a step closer to a recall
2024 Olympics: What Made Triathlete Tyler Mislawchuk Throw Up 10 times After Swim in Seine River
DOJ finds 5 Texas juvenile detention centers abused children