The mother of murdered Libby Squire has described the missed opportunities to stop serial sex predator Simon Levy as “a catalogue of disaster”. Lisa Squire, whose 21-year-old daughter was raped and murdered in 2019, said authorities failed to act on Levy's pattern of offending before he killed two vulnerable women and left a third for dead.
Pattern of offending
Speaking after Levy, 40, was convicted on Friday of murdering Carmenza Valencia-Trujillo, 53, in March 2025 and Sheryl Wilkins, 39, in August that year, Mrs Squire said the system is not learning from past cases. Levy also faces a whole-life sentence after being found guilty of rape, grievous bodily harm with intent, and the non-fatal smothering of a third woman.
Mrs Squire drew parallels with her daughter's killer, Pawel Relowicz, who had previously committed a string of sexually-motivated crimes. She said: “We’re not learning from previous incidents. This is just a catalogue of disaster, isn’t it?”
Missed chances
Levy's crimes were part of a seven-year spree that included multiple sex attacks. Authorities repeatedly released him on bail or failed to arrest him despite missed court hearings, and leads were not pursued until after he had killed twice. Mrs Squire said: “Yes, I mean the patterns were there. He was flying those red flags.”
She added: “The offences he was committing on public transport and what have you. These offences are precursor offences and we need to be looking at those far more seriously because if we understand those offences then hopefully we would have been able to go forwards and stop what happens at the end with the death of those two young women.”
Official response
London’s Victims’ Commissioner Andrea Simon said: “It is an absolutely horrific case and I’ve been appalled at the litany of failures to manage such a prolific offender.”
British Transport Police Assistant Chief Constable Charlie Doyle said: “It is possible that there are other victims of Levy who have not yet reported what happened to them. If you recognise Levy and believe you may have been a victim of his offending, I encourage you to come forward and report it to us…”
The Metropolitan Police, British Transport Police, and the Crown Prosecution Service have all admitted failings in their handling of Levy. He is due to be sentenced on Wednesday.
