The case has shaken Bristol, after two suitcases containing human remains were discovered near Clifton Suspension Bridge last summer.
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00:00A man accused of killing two people and abandoning their remains in suitcases near Clifton Suspension Bridge
00:07has admitted to manslaughter, but denies murder.
00:12Yoss's Andres Mosquera, aged 35, is charged with the killings of 62-year-old Albert Alfonso and 71-year-old Paul Longworth.
00:22The alleged murders took place in the London borough of Hammersmith and Fulham.
00:28Mosquera, a Colombian national, has pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of Mr Alfonso, but denies both charges of murder.
00:38The prosecution has not accepted that plea, meaning a full trial will still go ahead.
00:44The case has shaken Bristol after two suitcases containing human remains were discovered near Clifton Suspension Bridge last summer.
00:53It prompted a high-profile manhunt that ended when Mosquera was arrested at Bristol's Temple Mead station.
01:02Appearing at the Old Bailey, Mosquera spoke through a Spanish interpreter and only confirmed his identity and his plea.
01:10He wore a black tracksuit and remained silent otherwise.
01:14Mr Alfonso, originally from France, had obtained British citizenship.
01:20Mr Longworth was British.
01:22Mosquera, who lived in Shepherds Bush in West London, is expected to stand trial soon on both murder charges.
01:29When the remains were found, police were called and the bridge was then closed for all traffic for the entire day.
01:37And a police tent was erected for the forensic examination to bring the perpetrator into custody.
01:44And a police tent was erected for the entire day.