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Suitcase Murder Retrial Hears Defendant’s Account of Dismemberment

Mosquera says he only cut up Alfonso’s body after witnessing Longworth’s decapitation

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Overview

  • Mosquera told Woolwich Crown Court that he stabbed and dismembered Alfonso only after seeing Paul Longworth’s body parts.
  • Prosecutors probed his decision to stab victims in the neck, arguing it demonstrated deliberate intent to kill rather than accidental harm.
  • Jurors previously heard his computer records include searches for “where on the head is a knock fatal?” on the day of the killings and for deep freezers in the week before.
  • Mosquera admits causing Alfonso’s death but insists it was a loss-of-control manslaughter, denies murdering Longworth and claims Alfonso killed him.
  • Court evidence shows he copied spreadsheets of the victims’ bank account details on June 27 and withdrew cash from Alfonso’s account within minutes of the stabbing.