A man has been charged with two counts of murder following the discovery of human remains at a famous bridge in southwest England. <\/p>\n
Yostin Andres Mosquera, a 34-year-old Colombian national, was arrested in Bristol early Saturday and charged on Monday, London\u2019s Metropolitan Police said in a statement. <\/p>\n
The remains were found in suitcases at Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol last week, as well as at Mosquera\u2019s address in Shepherd\u2019s Bush, a neighborhood in west London. <\/p>\n
The two victims have been named as Albert Alfonso, 62, and Paul Longworth, 71. The two men had previously been in a relationship and still lived together at the London apartment. <\/p>\n
Mosquera had also been staying with them in the apartment for a short while, police said. <\/p>\n
Longworth was British and Alfonso was originally from France but had obtained British citizenship. <\/p>\n
The Metropolitan Police said it is \u201cmaking thorough enquiries\u201d to find out whether there are any linked offenses in the United Kingdom or internationally, but none has yet been identified. <\/p>\n
Andy Valentine, the Met\u2019s deputy assistant commissioner, said that his thoughts are \u201cfirst and foremost with Albert and Paul\u2019s loved ones who are coming to terms\u201d with the grisly news. <\/p>\n
\u201cI know that this awful incident will cause concern not just among residents in Shepherd\u2019s Bush but in the wider LGBTQ+ community across London,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n
\u201cI 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,\u201d Valentine added. <\/p>\n
Police said the evidence gathered so far \u201cdoes not suggest there was a homophobic motive in this case\u201d but, following national guidelines, have provisionally categorized the incident as a hate crime. The Met will continue to review this as more evidence becomes available, it said. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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