BREAKING NEWS Major development in search for head of man allegedly murdered by former reality TV star Tamika Chesser
Police allege Chesser, 34, murdered and then decapitated Julian Story at the unit they shared in Port Lincoln about midnight on June 17.
The former reality star then allegedly used a bag to transport his head to an unknown location in the famous South Australian fishing port.
Officers, assisted by SES, were previously searching cliffs and bush around the town along with the waters off the Eyre Peninsula.
The multi-agency search was called off on Tuesday afternoon.
More to come.
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The Independent
an hour ago
- The Independent
Man ‘dismembered couple, left some remains in freezer and took rest to bridge'
A man 'decapitated and dismembered' two men and left their heads in a freezer before travelling to the Clifton Suspension Bridge with other parts of their bodies, a court heard. Yostin Andres Mosquera, 35, is on trial for the murders of Albert Alfonso, 62, and Paul Longworth, 71, on July 8 last year in the flat the two shared in Scotts Road, Shepherd's Bush, west London. Mosquera is alleged to have repeatedly stabbed Mr Alfonso, who suffered injuries to his torso, face and neck, while Mr Longworth was attacked with a hammer to the back of his head and his 'skull shattered', Deanna Heer KC, prosecuting, told jurors at Woolwich Crown Court on Tuesday. Two days later, at about 11.30pm, a cyclist on Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol saw the defendant standing next to a 'large red suitcase', and thought he was a tourist so stopped to see if he was ok, and a few metres away from the defendant was a silver trunk, Ms Heer added. The defendant told the cyclist he was from Colombia and that the suitcases contained car parts. 'That was a lie,' Ms Heer said. 'In fact the suitcases contained the decapitated and dismembered bodies of Paul Longworth and Albert Alfonso, which the defendant had taken to Bristol from their home in London where they had been killed two days before.' Mr Alfonso and Mr Longworth's decapitated heads were found by police in a chest freezer in their flat, the court heard. Mosquera has admitted that he killed Mr Alfonso, and Ms Heer added 'the killing took place while he and Mr Alfonso were having sex and the sex and the killing were recorded on film'. Mosquera has admitted the manslaughter of Mr Alfonso, but denies both charges of murder, the jury was told. The defendant denies that he killed Mr Longworth at all, he blames Mr Alfonso for the killing of Mr Longworth, Ms Heer said. Ms Heer said: 'The prosecution case is that the defendant murdered both men, intending to kill them, and that his actions were planned, they were premeditated, and having killed them, the evidence demonstrates the defendant attempted to steal from them.' At the time of their deaths, Mr Alfonso and Mr Longworth lived together. Mr Alfonso worked as a swimming instructor at a gym and Mr Longworth was retired, used to work as a handyman and was a regular customer at his local pub, the prosecution said. Mr Alfonso 'liked extreme sex' which he videoed and posted online, she added. Jurors were told they will hear from a witness called James Smith, which is a pseudonym, who had known Mr Alfonso and Mr Longworth for about 18 years and by the time that they died he 'considered them to be close friends'. He regularly engaged in acts of sexual domination with Mr Alfonso for which he was paid and some of the encounters were posted online, Ms Heer said. Mr Smith's description of his early relationship is 'undoubtedly troubling', Ms Heer said, adding Mr Smith 'recalls getting drunk with Mr Alfonso only to be told the following morning that they had sex and Mr Alfonso had filmed it'. She said Mr Alfonso said he would not show anyone else as long as he agreed to do him sexual favours and Mr Smith agreed, then told Mr Alfonso in due course he was not into the sex so Mr Alfonso told him about sexual domination and Mr Smith agreed. Over time both Mr Alfonso and Mr Longworth became in Mr Smith's own description 'like family to him' and would spend time together doing other things, Ms Heer said. Mr Longworth had 'nothing to do with that side of Albert Alfonso's life, although he knew about it and, it seems, that he accepted it', the prosecution said. Mosquera is a Colombian national who was visiting Mr Alfonso at the time of the killings, and Ms Heer described the defendant as a 'pornographic performer'. James Smith was introduced to the defendant in October 2023 while the defendant was visiting Mr Alfonso and the UK. Mr Alfonso invited Mr Smith to join in one of the sex sessions between him and the defendant and Mr Smith agreed, the court heard. According to Mr Smith, the defendant 'seemed friendly' and told him that 'like him, he was also doing it for the money', the prosecution said. On July 8 last year, Mr Alfonso worked an early shift at the gym and it was while he was out that the prosecution say the defendant killed Mr Longworth, the court heard. The defendant brought a laptop with him when he came to the UK which was seized and examined by digital forensic specialists and they found the laptop has a fault in the way that it records time, Ms Heer said. The defendant allegedly accessed Facebook Marketplace 'looking for a freezer' and Google and Youtube searches were also conducted on the laptop in Spanish, which is the defendant's first language, using search terms such as 'where on the head is a knock fatal', the prosecution said. Mr Alfonso was killed at about 10.15pm in his own bedroom, the court heard. The footage shows the defendant ended the sexual encounter by 'repeatedly stabbing' Mr Alfonso and 'cutting his throat'. At one point, with Mr Alfonso facing away from him, the defendant 'pulls Mr Alfonso's head back by the chin, with the other hand picks up the knife and 'inserts it quite deliberately and quite precisely into Mr Alfonso's neck', then Mr Alfonso 'begins to struggle, but the defendant, younger, fitter and stronger, managed to overpower him and repeatedly stab him' and at one point asks 'do you like it', Ms Heer said. Ms Heer said: 'What is striking, the prosecution say, when you watch the footage, is just how calm and in control the defendant remains throughout. 'Indeed so unconcerned does he appear by what he's just done that as Mr Alfonso lies on the floor dead or dying the defendant starts to sing to himself and break into a dance at one point.' The jury was then shown clips of the video. The defendant then started using Mr Alfonso's computer and examination of the computer shows the defendant looking at banking information relating to Mr Alfonso and Mr Longworth before compiling a PowerPoint document of that information, the jury heard. The defendant tried to send £4,000 to his own account in Colombia, before going to a cashpoint and withdrawing money, Ms Heer said. Having allegedly killed Mr Alfonso and Mr Longworth, the prosecution said the defendant set about 'dismembering them' before 'transferring some of their remains to Bristol in an attempt, the prosecution say, to dispose of them at the Clifton Suspension Bridge'. On July 10 the defendant was driven to Bristol and was on the bridge when bridge staff 'noticed something appeared to be leaking from the red suitcase' and the defendant said it was oil, the staff shone their torches on the suitcases and the defendant began to walk away, saying he was going to get the other suitcase, but walked past it then broke into a run, the court heard. The defendant was arrested on July 13 at about 2.15am after being found sitting on a bench outside Bristol Temple Meads railway station, the jury was told. The defendant's case in relation to Mr Alfonso is he 'lost his self-control' in a way that 'reduces his responsibility from murder to a lesser offence of manslaughter'. The trial continues.
Daily Mail
an hour ago
- Daily Mail
EXCLUSIVE The astonishing photo of Pheobe Bishop's big sister with one of her mum's NDIS clients that has sparked a furious row: 'See you in court'
A photograph of Pheobe Bishop's big sister clutching a bong inside the home of an NDIS client of her mum's firm has sparked bitter legal threats amid a furious row. The picture showed Kaylea Bishop apparently holding a bong while sitting with a client of her mother Kylie Johnson's NDIS company, Smiley's Support Services. The image sparked a firestorm after it appeared on social media, with allegations that Kaylea was using the bong while working as a carer at the firm. But Ms Johnson has now fired back at the accusation, denying Kaylea works for her, and claiming the picture was taken by an employee who was later sacked. 'As the owner and director of Smiley's I can guarantee that this worker isn't employed by us,' she said. 'The person in the photo isn't employed by Smiley's, however the worker that took the photo was at the time employed by us. 'I will not breach the confidentiality of the participant. But this photo has been taken by a support worker that was recently dismissed by Smiley's for several serious breaches of our policies and procedures. 'This has now been forwarded to the Quality and Safeguarding Commission for further investigation by Smiley's.' Tanika Bromley (pictured left with Kylie Johnson) was employed at Smiley's Support Services before she was made redundant from her role last year Ms Johnson added that Smiley's was 'open to the commission coming and auditing us at any time with any queries relating to our participants, their funding and their wellbeing'. 'As always we are striving to provide a safe and supportive environment for all of our participants during this difficult time.' Kaylea also delivered a blistering response in reply: 'Everyone is trying to find a way to get to my mother and her company. 'That is all this s*** is. It is absolutely more than putrid. 'She lost her daughter, I've lost my sister, our family have lost an aunty, niece, friend, cousin in the most horrific way some decency.' She added: 'I know for a fact I did not work for Smiley's, I am actually independent. 'It's also very funny how I'm the 'worker' in this situation however it's clearly obvious the actual worker took the photo. 'We will see who has the most evidence in court. We will see what the court has to say and who has the actual evidence and legal to stand on.' Daily Mail Australia understands that the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission is investigating concerns raised about Smiley's. 'The NDIS Commission takes allegations of provider and worker wrongdoing seriously and can take strong action against any NDIS provider found to be contributing to, or complicit in, the abuse, neglect or exploitation of a person with disability,' it said in a statement. Pheobe, 17, went missing near Queensland's Bundaberg Airport about 8.30am on May 15 after booking a trip to WA to visit her boyfriend. Three weeks later, police discovered the teenager's remains near Goodnight Scrub National Park. On Monday afternoon Pheobe's family held a private funeral for the teen in Bundaberg before a cremation at the Springfields Crematorium. Pheobe's housemates, James Wood, 34, and Tanika Bromley, 33, have been charged with her murder and are being held in jail on remand before their next court appearance. Police allege they moved her body more than once. In the weeks since Pheobe's alleged murder, Ms Johnson's business has been the subject of local controversy Daily Mail Australia earlier revealed that Bromley was employed by Pheobe's mum as a support worker, until she was made redundant from her role last year. Rumours have circulated in the Gin Gin community that Pheobe was employed as a support worker by her mother's company - or that she was an NDIS recipient herself. False claims also emerged that Smiley's Support Services was 'unregistered' with NDIS. However, NDIS records show that Smiley's has approved registration status and is in force until it's up for renewal in February 2026. Ms Johnson took to social media earlier this month to hit back at the allegations. 'We've heard a few rumours about ourselves lately, however, we'd like to assure you all that Smiley's has NO intention of closing,' she wrote, adding that the business was 'continuing as usual'. Ms Johnson implied the rumours had come from other NDIS providers in the area. 'Imagine people from your own industry using this tragedy to benefit themselves?' she wrote. 'Your disability only defines you if you allow it to and Phee never let hers define her.' Ms Johnson did not specify what Pheobe's disability was. However, before she disappeared, the teen had shared a post to TikTok about borderline personality disorder. 'Having a partner with BPD (borderline personality disorder) means... getting blocked or left over small incidents... they will say very harsh things they don't mean when having an episode,' the post said, apparently in an attempt to explain her sometimes unpredictable behaviour. Ms Johnson previously said Pheobe 'didn't fit the mainstream school model' and struggled with her education until she was enrolled at the alternative Y School in Bundaberg. Pheobe's final posts to social media suggested the troubled teen had fallen out with her mother and would not return home. She also claimed in text messages to her aunt, Caz Johnson, that her mum had told her to 'get out'. The rubbish-strewn flat where she lived with Wood and Bromley was just down the road from her mother's business. Prior to registering Smiley's Support Services in 2021, Ms Johnson ran another Queensland business called Butterfly Spiritual Healing and Massage from 2015 to 2017, ABN records show. The business offered services such as reiki healing and aura cleansing. NDIS declined to comment when asked if Pheobe was a care recipient, citing privacy reasons. Support workers are potentially subject to a range of requirements prior to employment, such as working with children checks and police checks. Pheobe's cousin Whitney Woodfield replied to Ms Johnson's post, adding: 'These rumours are utterly ridiculous. 'The things this company has done for the community are incredible. 'Phee would never have been okay if they were taken down over this. Proud of you for standing your ground.' Bromley and Wood have not entered pleas and have now been sent to jail on remand - after previously being in police custody for several days after they were charged. Wood is now being held at Brisbane Correctional Centre, and Bromley is in Brisbane Women's Correctional Centre.
BBC News
an hour ago
- BBC News
Man pleads guilty to murdering his mother in Clacton
A man has admitted to murdering his mother at his seaside Grange, 24, has pleaded guilty to murdering Rachel Dixon, 49, who died after being attacked on 21 March in Skelmersdale Road, Clacton-on-Sea, defendant was arrested at the was remanded in custody following Thursday's hearing and will be sentenced at Chelmsford Crown Court in August. Det Ch Insp Greg Wood, who led the investigation, said: "Our thoughts remain with Rachel's family and friends at this incredibly difficult time. We know this loss is felt widely."I hope the defendant's decision to plead guilty to this heinous crime will help Rachel's loved ones as they move forward." Follow Essex news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
