Simon Levy, a serial sex attacker, has been convicted of murdering two women and raping a third, after a series of police and court failures allowed him to remain free. The 40-year-old, from Tottenham, north London, was found guilty at the Old Bailey on Friday of murdering Carmenza Valencia-Trujillo, 53, in March 2025, and Sheryl Wilkins, 39, in August 2025.
Crime spree and convictions
Levy suffocated both women in sexually motivated attacks. Ms Valencia-Trujillo was found in a largely abandoned block of flats on the Aylesbury estate in south-east London, while Ms Wilkins was discovered behind a car park wall near Tottenham High Road. The killings came after he subjected a third woman to a brutal sex attack in the same car park where Ms Wilkins' body was later found.
The jury found Levy guilty of two counts of rape, grievous bodily harm with intent, and the non-fatal smothering of the third woman, whose collarbone was broken. Members of the victims' families burst into tears as the verdict was delivered after 13 hours of deliberation. Levy, sporting a pointed beard and sunglasses, gave no reaction in court.
System failures and admissions
The Metropolitan Police, British Transport Police (BTP), and Crown Prosecution Service have all admitted failings in their handling of Levy, who was on bail as his attacks escalated. Deputy Assistant Commissioner Kevin Southworth from the Met said: "There's a collective system failure here, which has left Levy free to go on offending in this awful manner and left these victims at risk from his prolific offending."
The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) has served a gross misconduct notice on a Met police constable and a misconduct notice on a detective sergeant. Judge Mark Lucraft KC adjourned sentencing until Wednesday August 12 and remanded Levy into custody.
Victims' families and impact
Speaking outside the Old Bailey, Detective Chief Inspector Neil John from Scotland Yard said: "Simon Levy is a dangerous and predatory offender. His crimes were calculated, cruel and deeply disturbing." Ms Valencia-Trujillo's children described her as a "big character" and "full of life," while Ms Wilkins' family said she was a much-loved woman missed every day.
London's Victims' Commissioner Andrea Simon said she was "appalled by the litany of failures to manage a prolific offender like Levy." She told BBC News: "I'm keen now to see how we can uncover every single key moment that there was to assess the harm that Levy posed to women by every justice agency involved."
Previous offences and missed opportunities
Levy was previously jailed in 2021 for groping two women in 2018. He sexually assaulted a prison guard in 2022 but was released the following year, going on to assault more women. He was arrested by BTP in November 2024 for four sexual assaults on the Tube but delays in organising an identification parade left him free to commit further crimes.
Levy had been monitored by probation and police but repeatedly lied to officers, claiming he did not go out. He played on his partial sight, which he lost in one eye in an attack in May 2024. Jurors at an earlier trial saw through his claims, and he was convicted of 11 counts of indecent assault.
