Serial sex offender Simon Levy guilty of double murder and rape
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- The Guardian Worldseen 7 Aug, 16:22description edited
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Experts say the attackers’ behaviour, and the handling of their cases, have striking similarities About 40 metres off Tottenham High Street, up a slip road for deliveries to a B&M homewares store, is a stretch of concrete paving behind a 2-metre wall topped with spikes. This is the patch of ground that Simon Levy tried to turn into his personal killing field. Continue reading...Experts say the attackers’ behaviour, and the handling of their cases, have striking similarities • Simon Levy convicted of double murder while free on bail About 40 metres off Tottenham High Street, up a slip road for deliveries to a B&M homewares store, is a stretch of concrete paving behind a 2-metre wall topped with spikes. This is the patch of ground that Simon Levy tried to turn into his personal killing field. Continue reading...
- The Guardian Worldseen 7 Aug, 16:22description edited
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Delays to sexual assault charges and failures to report past convictions in court hearings gave Simon Levy chance to attack more women Catastrophic errors left a prolific and proven sex offender free before he murdered two women in London, it can be revealed. On Friday, an Old Bailey jury found Simon Levy, 40, guilty of murdering Carmenza Valencia-Trujillo in March 2025 and Sheryl Wilkins five months later. The CPS admitted errors at three court hearings in May, June and August 2025, which...Delays to sexual assault charges and failures to report past convictions in court hearings gave Simon Levy chance to attack more women • Violence against women: has anything changed in policing since Sarah Everard’s killing? Catastrophic errors left a prolific and proven sex offender free before he murdered two women in London, it can be revealed. On Friday, an Old Bailey jury found Simon Levy, 40, guilty of murdering Carmenza Valencia-Trujillo in March 2025 and Sheryl Wilkins five months...
- The Guardian Worldseen 7 Aug, 17:57description edited
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Delays to sexual assault charges and failures to report past convictions in court hearings gave Simon Levy chance to attack more women • Violence against women: has anything changed in policing since Sarah Everard’s killing? Catastrophic errors left a prolific and proven sex offender free before he murdered two women in London, it can be revealed. On Friday, an Old Bailey jury found Simon Levy, 40, guilty of murdering Carmenza Valencia-Trujillo in March 2025 and Sheryl Wilkins five months...Delays to sexual assault charges and failures to report past convictions in court hearings gave Simon Levy chance to attack more women • Violence against women: has anything changed in policing since Sarah Everard’s killing? Catastrophic errors left a persistent and proven sex offender free before he murdered two women in London, it can be revealed. On Friday, an Old Bailey jury found Simon Levy, 40, guilty of murdering Carmenza Valencia-Trujillo in March 2025 and Sheryl Wilkins five months...
- bbc.co.ukseen 9 Aug, 16:51description edited
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Simon Levy was a serial sex offender who was being monitored by the Metropolitan Police.Simon Levy, from Tottenham, was left free to kill due to a string of police and court blunders.
- bbc.co.ukseen 9 Aug, 16:52headline rewritten
How police let a registered sex offender murder and attack womenPolice failings revealed as sex offender Simon Levy left free to murder and attack women - The Guardian Worldseen 12 Aug, 19:40headline rewritten
Double murderer and rapist Simon Levy handed whole-life tariffDouble murderer and rapist Simon Levy sentenced to whole-life tariff - bbc.co.ukseen 15 Aug, 03:06article removed
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Fri, 7 August 2026
11 reports- bbc.co.uk13:55edited after publishing
Simon Levy, from Tottenham, was left free to kill due to a string of police and court blunders.
- bbc.co.uk14:03first to reportedited after publishing
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How police let a registered sex offender murder and attack womenSimon Levy’s second murder victim, Sheryl Wilkins, could have been saved, senior Met officer admits.
- The Guardian World14:07edited after publishing
Experts say the attackers’ behaviour, and the handling of their cases, have striking similarities • Simon Levy convicted of double murder while free on bail About 40 metres off Tottenham High Street, up a slip road for deliveries to a B&M homewares store, is a stretch of concrete paving behind a 2-metre wall topped with spikes. This is the patch of ground that Simon Levy tried to turn into his personal killing field. Continue reading...
- mirror.co.uk14:16
Prosecutors at the Old Bailey did not request an arrest warrant for the "prolific predatory monster" Simon Levy 13 days before he killed Sheryl Wilkins in London
- dailystar.co.uk14:25
WARNING, DISTRESSING CONTENT: Serial sex attacker Simon Levy murdered a woman while on bail as a suspect for the murder of another, as the court heard he raped a third victim till she was unconscious
- mirror.co.uk14:26
Simon Levy was convicted by a jury at the Old Bailey of murdering two women five months apart along with two counts of rape and other offences after jurors spent 13 hours deliberating
- plymouthherald.co.uk14:29
Simon Levy, 40, was convicted by a jury of murdering Carmenza Valencia-Trujillo, 53, and Sheryl Wilkins, 39, five months apart last year, and was also found guilty of two counts of rape [National news]
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- walesonline.co.uk7 Aug, 14:31their copy
- aol.co.uk15:30
Two police officers are under investigation by the policing watchdog for misconduct after a serial sex offender was left free to murder two women and rape a third. Simon Levy’s crime spree spanned from 2018 to 2025 and included myriad sex attacks on women in public spaces and two killings, as the Metropolitan Police, the British Transport Police (BTP) and the courts failed to stop him. The Met, BTP and Crown Prosecution Service have all admitted failings in how they dealt with Levy, who was on...
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- kentonline.co.uk7 Aug, 14:30their copy
- newarkadvertiser.co.uk7 Aug, 14:30their copy
- The Guardian World15:41edited after publishing ×2
Delays to sexual assault charges and failures to report past convictions in court hearings gave Simon Levy chance to attack more women • Violence against women: has anything changed in policing since Sarah Everard’s killing? Catastrophic errors left a persistent and proven sex offender free before he murdered two women in London, it can be revealed. On Friday, an Old Bailey jury found Simon Levy, 40, guilty of murdering Carmenza Valencia-Trujillo in March 2025 and Sheryl Wilkins five months...
- bbc.co.uk16:15removed by the outlet
Simon Levy found guilty of murder and rape chargesOur investigations correspondent Daniel Di Simone is at the Old Bailey in London.
- Index.hr (Croatia)16:24
SIMON Levy osuđen je za ubojstva i silovanje nakon niza propusta policije i suda koji su ga, unatoč dokazima, opetovano puštali na slobodu.
Sat, 8 August 2026
1 report- bbc.co.uk11:55
The Met and British Transport Police say the sex offender may have more victims, while criticism of investigators continues.
Sun, 9 August 2026
1 report- Le Figaro (France)18:17
RÉCIT - Les manquements de la Metropolitan Police de Londres dans cette affaire où un homme à la dangerosité établie a été relâché, avant de commettre ses crimes, font l’objet d’une vive polémique en Grande-Bretagne .
Wed, 12 August 2026
3 reports- newarkadvertiser.co.uk00:45
Simon Levy was found guilty of murdering grandmother Carmenza Valencia-Trujillo, 53, in March 2025 and mother-of-four Sheryl Wilkins.
- Novinky (Czechia)12:17
Čtyřicetiletý Angličan Simon Levy byl ve středu za vraždu dvou žen a jedno znásilnění odsouzen k doživotnímu trestu odnětí svobody. Jeho případ přitáhl velké množství pozornosti, protože Levy tyto zločiny spáchal, zatímco byl na kauci na svobodě poté, co jej již zadrželi za několik sexuálních napadení ve vlacích. Britská policie i prokuratura už přiznaly, že v tomto případě pochybily.
- The Guardian World19:46edited after publishing
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Double murderer and rapist Simon Levy handed whole-life tariffErrors by police and prosecutors after first murder had left serial sex offender free to kill again Simon Levy, the prolific sexual predator left free by police and prosecution errors to murder two women, will never leave prison after being sentenced to a rare whole-life tariff. Judge Lucraft KC said Levy, 40, “ruthlessly” exploited women for his sexual pleasure, and had a proven history of sexual offending dating back to 2018. Continue reading...
Thu, 13 August 2026
1 report- The Guardian World23:06
Stephen Parkinson says court should have been told that sex offender was being investigated for even more serious offences The director of the Crown Prosecution Service has apologised and vowed to increase staff numbers after conceding that the court deciding whether to release Simon Levy on bail should have known the serial sex offender was being investigated for rape and murder. Levy, 40, was this week given a rare whole-life sentence for the murders of Carmenza Valencia-Trujillo and Sheryl...
Mon, 17 August 2026
2 reports- Index.hr (Croatia)13:47
DVOSTRUKI ubojica Simon Levy, koji služi doživotnu kaznu, na sudu se izjasnio nevinim za napad na zatvorskog čuvara u strogo čuvanom zatvoru Belmarsh.
- Novinky (Czechia)20:54
Jednačtyřicetiletý Angličan Simon Levy, jenž byl minulý týden odsouzen na doživotí za vraždu dvou žen a znásilnění třetí, byl v pondělí obžalován z napadení dozorce ve věznici Belmarsh. Napadeného měl pobodat perem a pak se jej údajně snažil uškrtit. Tento incident se odehrál už v únoru.
Tue, 18 August 2026
1 report- The Guardian World05:42Tuesday briefing: What the Simon Levy case tells us about the women the justice system keeps failing
In today’s newsletter: The women most at risk of violence are often the least likely to be heard – the murder of two sex workers shows why that must change Good morning. Last week, Simon Levy, a registered sex offender, was sentenced to a rare whole life tariff for the murders of Carmenza Valencia-Trujillo and Sheryl Wilkins. Both women, as well as others targeted by Levy, were vulnerable and involved in sex work. This was no coincidence: in the sentencing remarks, it was noted that Levy – who...