A predatory serial sexual attacker murdered two vulnerable women and raped a third during an eight-month period, a court heard today. Simon Levy, 40, deliberately targeted sex workers and drug addicts because he thought he would get away with it, his trial was told.
Levy, who is blind in one eye, is accused of raping his first victim, who was left for dead, in January 2025. He is said to have forced her to the ground, jumped on her, and strangled the woman while snarling: 'Shut up, be quiet, I got you.' It is alleged that he went on to murder Carmenza Valencia-Trujillo, 53, in March that year before killing Sheryl Wilkins five months later.
Targeting Vulnerable Victims
Opening the case, prosecutor Tom Little, KC, told the Old Bailey: 'What is this case that you are now trying all about? It involves a series of predatory sexual attacks in the first eight months of 2025 on three very vulnerable women.' He added that all three victims were either sex workers or occasionally performed sexual services for money or drugs, calling it 'no coincidence' and explaining that Levy attacked them 'no doubt hoping and thinking that he would get away with it.'
Sheryl, 39, was killed in a Tottenham car park close to the Premier League team's stadium and Levy's home. Carmenza was found dead in a disused block of flats on the Aylesbury estate in Walworth, South East London, on March 17 last year. Levy's DNA was found on her body, the court heard.
Details of the Attacks
Mr Little said the first victim, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was in her 30s and had been trafficked to the UK. She was a sex worker who was allegedly brutally attacked by Levy after he approached her with money. He swung his arm under her knee and pulled her onto her back before jumping on her 'with all his weight on her shoulder,' breaking her clavicle bone. She lost consciousness due to strangulation.
Levy was arrested in September and charged with murdering Sheryl, who was found collapsed near High Road, Tottenham, at 6.30am on August 24 last year. He has pleaded not guilty to both murders and denies two charges of rape, grievous bodily harm with intent, and non-fatal suffocation against the surviving woman.
Ongoing Trial
Wearing dark glasses and a grey sweatshirt, bearded Levy sat flanked by prison wardens as the case against him was opened. Judge Mark Lucraft told the jury the defendant was wearing sunglasses because he is blind in his right eye due to an injury and has partial sight in his left. The trial continues.
