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| Jury discharged in suitcase remains murder trial | Jury discharged in suitcase remains murder trial |
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| Yostin Mosquera (left) with Albert Alfonso (centre) and Paul Longworth on a boat in Colombia | Yostin Mosquera (left) with Albert Alfonso (centre) and Paul Longworth on a boat in Colombia |
| The jury in the trial of a man accused of murdering two men in London before dumping some of their remains in suitcases in Bristol has been discharged. | The jury in the trial of a man accused of murdering two men in London before dumping some of their remains in suitcases in Bristol has been discharged. |
| Yostin Andres Mosquera, 35, denies murdering Albert Alfonso, 62, and Paul Longworth, 71, on or before 11 July 2024 and was on trial at the Old Bailey in London. | |
| Parts of their bodies were found in Shepherd's Bush, while some were discovered in a suitcase and trunk left near Clifton Suspension Bridge. | Parts of their bodies were found in Shepherd's Bush, while some were discovered in a suitcase and trunk left near Clifton Suspension Bridge. |
| The prosecution opened its case on 30 April but trial judge Mr Justice Bennathan discharged the jury earlier. | The prosecution opened its case on 30 April but trial judge Mr Justice Bennathan discharged the jury earlier. |
| Yostin Andres Mosquera is due to face a retrial | Yostin Andres Mosquera is due to face a retrial |
| Justice Bennathan said there had been problems identifying the accurate times of searches made by Mosquera on his laptop, which had been used as evidence in the trial. | Justice Bennathan said there had been problems identifying the accurate times of searches made by Mosquera on his laptop, which had been used as evidence in the trial. |
| He told jurors the trial "simply cannot continue". | He told jurors the trial "simply cannot continue". |
| "We simply have to resolve this before we have a fair trial," he added. | "We simply have to resolve this before we have a fair trial," he added. |
| The judge thanked jurors for their service and said he was sorry for where the trial had "ended up". | The judge thanked jurors for their service and said he was sorry for where the trial had "ended up". |
| Mosquera has admitted the manslaughter of Mr Alfonso by way of loss of self-control, but denies both charges of murder. | Mosquera has admitted the manslaughter of Mr Alfonso by way of loss of self-control, but denies both charges of murder. |
| There is due to be a pre-trial review hearing for Mr Mosquera at the Old Bailey on 13 June and provisional retrial date has been set for 30 June at Woolwich Crown Court. | There is due to be a pre-trial review hearing for Mr Mosquera at the Old Bailey on 13 June and provisional retrial date has been set for 30 June at Woolwich Crown Court. |
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