How did the men know each other?published at 16:40 British Summer Time
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Image source, Albert Alfonso/Flickr
Paul Longworth, 71, and Albert Alfonso, 62, had previously been a couple. Despite splitting up, they remained close and lived together at a flat in Shepherd’s Bush, London.
Mr Alfonso, a swimming instructor, had previously been a general manager at a luxury residential estate in Kensington. It was here that he met Mr Longworth, a recently-retired handyman, and the two developed a relationship – entering into a civil partnership in February 2023.
During the trial the court heard Mr Alfonso had an interest in extreme sex and often posted explicit videos online. Mr Longworth did not participate but knew about it and appeared to accept it, the court was told.
Mosquera, a Colombian national, also posted videos of himself online performing extreme sex acts under various pseudonyms.
He and Mr Alfonso started speaking via Skype in about 2012, with Mr Alfonso paying Mosquera for sexual videos.
They first met in person in 2023, when Mr Alfonso paid for Mosquera to visit him in London. Mr Alfonso and Mr Longworth also travelled to Cartahenga, Colombia, in March 2024, and paid for Mosquera to meet them there.
Within just a few months, Mr Mosquera was in London and stayed in their flat before killing the pair on 8 July.