Simon Levy jailed for life for murders of two women in London

Simon Levy, 40, has been convicted of the murders of two women and the rape of a third in London. The Old Bailey jury found him guilty of killing Carmenza Valencia-Trujillo, 53, in March 2025 and Sheryl Wilkins, 39, in August 2025. Both women were suffocated in sexually motivated attacks, as reported by the *Evening Standard*.

Valencia-Trujillo was found in a largely abandoned block of flats on the Aylesbury Estate in Southwark. Wilkins was discovered behind a car park wall near Tottenham High Road in Haringey. A third woman, who survived a brutal attack by Levy in January 2025, suffered a broken collarbone and was raped in the same car park where Wilkins was later killed.

Systemic failings admitted

The Metropolitan Police, British Transport Police and Crown Prosecution Service admitted failings in their handling of Levy. The Independent Office for Police Conduct served a gross misconduct notice on a Met police constable and a misconduct notice on a detective sergeant, as reported by the *Evening Standard*.

Levy was on bail when he committed the murders. The Crown Prosecution Service did not oppose bail at his first hearing in May 2025, and relevant information was not presented to the court at a second hearing in June 2025. Despite failing to attend three crown court hearings, no arrest warrant was issued. Levy murdered Wilkins less than two weeks after a hearing on 11 August 2025.

Levy’s history of offending

Levy’s criminal record spans from 2018 to 2025. He was jailed in 2021 for groping two women, one at Notting Hill Carnival and another at a party in Camden. Earlier this year, he was convicted of 11 counts of sexual assault at Inner London Crown Court. Despite being monitored as a convicted sex offender, he repeatedly lied to probation officers about his activities.

British Transport Police arrested Levy in November 2024 for sexual assaults on the Tube. Delays in organising an identification parade until April 2025 left him free to commit further offences. Between the murders of Valencia-Trujillo and Wilkins, Levy sexually assaulted six more women on the Tube and Overground.

Victims remembered

Valencia-Trujillo, a grandmother and salsa enthusiast, was described by her children as a "big character" and "full of life". She became a grandmother in 2024 and was a much-loved member of her community. Wilkins, a mother of four, was remembered by her family as a woman deeply missed by those who knew her.

Detective Chief Inspector Neil John of Scotland Yard said outside the Old Bailey that Levy is a "dangerous and predatory offender" whose crimes were "calculated, cruel and deeply disturbing". The Met has urged any further survivors of Levy’s attacks to come forward.

What happens next

Levy will be sentenced at the Old Bailey on Wednesday. Murder carries an automatic life sentence, but the judge may impose a whole-life order, meaning Levy would never be eligible for release. The Independent Office for Police Conduct will continue its investigation into the police officers involved in the case.