Simon Levy, a serial sex offender being monitored by London’s Metropolitan Police, has been found guilty of murdering two women and raping a third in the capital.

The Old Bailey jury convicted the 40-year-old man after a trial in which prosecutors said he attacked three vulnerable women involved in street sex work to fund drug addictions. Levy will be sentenced next week after the court adjourned sentencing until Wednesday 12 August.

Levy killed Carmenza Valencia-Trujillo, 53, in March 2025, and then murdered Sheryl Wilkins, 39, five months later. He also raped another woman in January 2025, before the murders, in the same Tottenham car park where Wilkins was later found dead.

Charges Heard At The Old Bailey

Jurors were told Levy had a long record of offending against women dating back to July 2018. The court heard that this included an attack carried out against a prison officer in 2022.

Levy, from Tottenham, declined to give evidence. He pleaded not guilty to the two murder charges and to two counts of rape, as well as to allegations of grievous bodily harm with intent and non-fatal suffocation relating to the surviving victim.

After 13 hours of deliberation, the jury returned guilty verdicts on all charges.

In court, members of the victims’ families wept when the verdicts were read out. Levy, wearing sunglasses and a pointed beard, gave no visible reaction.

Judge Mark Lucraft KC remanded him in custody.

Failings By Agencies Admitted

Following the verdicts, the Metropolitan Police, the British Transport Police and the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) all acknowledged shortcomings in how Levy was handled.

London’s Victims’ Commissioner, Andrea Simon, said she was “appalled by the litany of failures” in managing a prolific offender. She said scrutiny should extend across every justice agency involved, including opportunities to assess the harm Levy posed and the moments when intervention may have been possible.

Crime and Policing Minister Sarah Jones said it was deeply concerning that Levy was able to inflict further harm after being freed by police and the courts, and that urgent answers were needed about why the failures occurred.

The Met told the BBC it believed Wilkins’ death could have been avoided without multiple points of failure in dealing with Levy. The force said it did not treat Valencia-Trujillo’s death as a murder even after arresting Levy soon after and finding his DNA on her body, until after he killed again.

StreetlightUK chief executive Helena Croft said the case showed the need to treat women in the sex industry as being at risk of serious violence, adding that there were missed opportunities involving frontline services, information sharing and specialist organisations working with women most at risk.

Prior Convictions On Tubes And Trains

Levy’s latest convictions come after he was found guilty earlier this year, in February, of sexually assaulting 10 women on London’s Tube and other train services, as well as a female prison officer at HMP Brixton. Those proceedings were previously before reporting restrictions, but details of that trial can now be reported for the first time.

The offences included events between April 2022 at the prison and Tube assaults between 24 October 2023 and May 2025. Prosecutors said Levy had already been convicted of sexually assaulting two women in 2018, which is why he was in prison in 2022.

The court was told he lost sight in one eye in an attack in May 2024, and later used that to suggest he was unsteady on his feet and that any contact was accidental. Prosecutors also said he sometimes strapped his arm down and used a jumper or hoodie tied around his waist to conceal his hand as he groped victims.

During sentencing in June for the Tube attacks, Judge Michael Evans told Levy: “You were on the Tube for one purpose only, to sexually assault women.” Levy received an extended sentence of six years in jail plus three years on licence after being convicted of 11 counts of indecent assault, including an offence against the prison guard in 2022.

Oversight, Misconduct And Next Steps

The Independent Office of Police Conduct (IOPC) is investigating two Met officers over a decision in August 2024 to downgrade Levy from a high-risk sex offender to a medium-risk level. The IOPC said a police constable was served with a gross misconduct notice and a detective sergeant with a misconduct notice. It will examine how Levy was managed from his first conviction in September 2021 until his arrest in September 2025, including whether action could or should have been taken to prevent reoffending and whether policies and training were followed.

The IOPC said the notices mean the officers’ conduct is under investigation, not that disciplinary action will necessarily follow.

The British Transport Police said two of its officers have been moved to other roles due to “incompetence” in handling the case, and that procedures have been amended to prioritise linked offences and expediting investigations.

The CPS said its actions fell short of the standard victims, families and the public are entitled to expect, including at points when it could have made stronger representations about bail based on the information available.

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6 minutes ago, webfact said:

Jurors were told Levy had a long record of offending against women dating back to July 2018. The court heard that this included an attack carried out against a prison officer in 2022.

Why was this perpetrator not in jail? The judicial system allowed a known perpetrator to kill two women.

He sounds like a prime example of and is just in time for the early release scheme that is currently imploding.

His face.

Ooof dah. Unlucky.

A face only a mother could love...

And she could be jivin' him too. 🤗

4 hours ago, Mr Awesome said:

Why was this perpetrator not in jail? The judicial system allowed a known perpetrator to kill two women.

I agree totally- the system failed totally- and of course we will hear the usual platitudes over the next few weeks "We will learn from our mistakes" etc- I guarantee not one person in charge of the failed entities will resign - dreadful failures of organisations whose bosses will perhaps apologise, they certainly will never resign and pocket their large pay as usual

They should have locked him up for a long time after the first time, but they didn’t and this is the consequence. Should have, could’ve done it, but apparently the defense lawyer was apparently better than the prosecutor. He should feel good about himself now, but I highly doubt that he even cares.

5 hours ago, Mr Awesome said:

Why was this perpetrator not in jail? The judicial system allowed a known perpetrator to kill two women.

He is black..two tiered legal system in the UK

A present time true Londonian man. 🤨😬😂

6 hours ago, Mr Awesome said:

Why was this perpetrator not in jail? The judicial system allowed a known perpetrator to kill two women.

Maybe early release to make room for the tweeters with their hurty words (assuming they're on the right).

Labour think the early release scheme is hilarious. Guffaw guffaw.

I wonder if he's first gen or second gen. Second gen seem the worst offenders.

Not the first andhe won't be the last. If your a sex pest with convictions and jailed what rational thinking allows him or her to be let loose back into the community. We feel we have curbed his behaviour and we believe is not a threat, mmm ok.

The endless stream of weird sentencing never ceases to amaze me.......

People serving indefinite sentences, still in jail after nearly a decade, for stealing a phone........18 year old kicks a girl to death because she was a Goth, sentenced to 10 years..........

No worries, Diane Abbott is back in Labour's fold. She can. take care of this because she is a champion of the people. She will explain why this isn't his fault. It's about the exploitation of the Mr. levy. Just be patient.

11 hours ago, L- Lifeline said:

I agree totally- the system failed totally- and of course we will hear the usual platitudes over the next few weeks "We will learn from our mistakes" etc- I guarantee not one person in charge of the failed entities will resign - dreadful failures of organisations whose bosses will perhaps apologise, they certainly will never resign and pocket their large pay as usual

We are facing a similar issue here in the U.S. The woman from Ukraine who was killed in Charlotte was murdered by an individual who had a history of being in and out of jail. Just this week in Charlotte, a man was arrested for a serious offense after he assaulted two women and posted about it online. It took the police five days to decide to arrest him. You can look up Di-Quan Schafar Hunt for more details. Additionally, three women in Fairfax, Virginia, were killed by individuals who should have been deported or incarcerated.

6 hours ago, Patong2021 said:

No worries, Diane Abbott is back in Labour's fold. She can. take care of this because she is a champion of the people. She will explain why this isn't his fault. It's about the exploitation of the Mr. levy. Just be patient.

It's suicidal empathy.. However, those who adhere to this philosophy are not on the receiving end of their philosophy. After reading about this week's assaults in Charlotte, North Carolina, I'm fed up with this line of thinking.

Strange title in the post Widdecombe slaying world where every headline will read something like

BLACK MALE serial Sex Offender Guilty of Two London Murders

Or is that only done when once in a blue moon its a white scrote. Double standards on steroids and they wonder why the establishment is trusted as much as Prof Arday

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3 hours ago, Mr Awesome said:

It's suicidal empathy.. However, those who adhere to this philosophy are not on the receiving end of their philosophy. After reading about this week's assaults in Charlotte, North Carolina, I'm fed up with this line of thinking.

They're starting to kill the toxic empathisers as well now.

Jamey Carney a high profile example.

Elisabeth Jane Ross another.

More will follow. Its inevitable.

On 8/8/2026 at 5:01 AM, Mr Awesome said:

Why was this perpetrator not in jail? The judicial system allowed a known perpetrator to kill two women.

Nothing a baseball bat couldn’t fix quite easily….but folks who do these crimes should be jailed no doubt…..no matter what country or position in society hold ehh??wouldn't you agree allegations of sexual misconduct should be openly investigated??ehh??

On 8/7/2026 at 8:40 PM, L- Lifeline said:

I agree totally- the system failed totally- and of course we will hear the usual platitudes over the next few weeks "We will learn from our mistakes" etc- I guarantee not one person in charge of the failed entities will resign - dreadful failures of organisations whose bosses will perhaps apologise, they certainly will never resign and pocket their large pay as usual

The law industry has lots of Jews in it and they like it this way