Suitcase remains victim had raped teen, jury told

A antheral whose dismembered assemblage was recovered successful a suitcase had raped and blackmailed a teenager, a tribunal has heard.

The remains of Albert Alfonso, 62, and Paul Longworth, 71, were recovered successful a suitcase and trunk near adjacent the Clifton Suspension Bridge successful Bristol successful July 2024, having been taken determination from London.

At the proceedings of Yostin Mosquera, who is accused of murdering and dismembering the 2 men, a witnesser told the tribunal helium had been blackmailed by Mr Alfonso successful speech for intersexual "favours".

Colombian national, Mr Mosquera, 35, denies some murders but has admitted the manslaughter of Mr Alfonso.

Using the pseudonym James Smith, the prosecution witnesser told the assemblage astatine the Old Bailey helium was astir 17 oregon 18 years aged erstwhile helium archetypal met Mr Alfonso, astir 20 years ago.

Giving grounds via video link, helium said helium had gone to Mr Alfonso's level for drinks aft a rugby lucifer and waking up with a "banging headache".

When Mr Smith asked 'what's happened?', Mr Alfonso showed him a video of himself performing enactment acts connected Mr Smith.

"I didn't cognize what to do. I was mortified. At this constituent I didn't cognize my sexuality - I was confused and scared," helium told the court.

"[Being a] achromatic lad successful London, gay, whether you were drunk oregon not - it didn't matter."

He said Mr Alfonso told him helium was "not going to amusement anyone" and if helium did "favours" for him, the video would ne'er beryllium shared.

Under cross-examination, defence barrister Tom Little KC asked Mr Smith: "Does it transverse your mind, looking back, that you were raped?"

"Now, yes," helium replied.

"And does it transverse your caput that your portion whitethorn person been spiked?" the barrister asked.

"Now, yes."

"Does it transverse your caput that you were groomed by Albert Alfonso?"

"Now, yes," Mr Smith said.

He said that Mr Alfonso had told him that helium was funny successful "black dominatrix" fantasies and described fetishes involving "master-slave" dynamics.

Mr Alfonso would wage him astir £150 for each intersexual encounter, the tribunal heard, and implicit time, the meetings became regular and progressive consensual acts.

Mr Smith said that helium would sometimes initiate interaction erstwhile helium needed money.

During the Covid pandemic, Mr Smith said helium became person with Mr Alfonso and started spending clip with Mr Longworth - going connected motorcycle rides with them and occasionally being supported financially.

He told the tribunal that erstwhile helium was aboriginal introduced to Mr Mosquera, Mr Alfonso described him arsenic a young antheral from Colombia who was staying with them portion attending Ealing College.

He said Mr Alfonso claimed helium was paying Mr Mosquera's question and assemblage fees, and that Mr Mosquera told him helium had a woman and kid backmost home.

"I asked if helium was cheery oregon consecutive - helium said helium was conscionable doing it for the money," Mr Smith said.

"I said, 'Great - truthful was I'."

He said the 3 had taken portion successful a enactment league unneurotic the week earlier the killings.

Describing the narration betwixt Mr Mosquera and Mr Alfonso, the witnesser said it seemed "good - precise good".

"He was going to London with him, sightseeing, helium seemed fun," helium said.

"I didn't spot thing that seemed similar they disliked each other."

Speaking astir Mr Longworth, helium added: "He wouldn't wounded a fly. After the sessions helium would travel and beryllium with america and speech with us."

The proceedings continues.