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A man facing charges of murdering two women in London and sexually assaulting another has been identified as a serial sex offender, according to evidence presented at the Old Bailey. Simon Levy, aged 40 and residing in Tottenham, north London, stands accused of the murders of Carmenza Valencia-Trujillo, 54, and Sheryl Wilkins, 39, as well as the rape and assault of a third woman. Levy denies all allegations.
During the opening of the trial on Monday, it was revealed that Levy has a substantial criminal history involving around 13 sexual offences dating back to July 2018. It was noted that Levy was arrested in April 2025 concerning the first murder, which allegedly occurred months before the second murder in August 2025. Prosecutor Tom Little KC highlighted that in September 2021, Levy was convicted for sexual assault and sexual assault by penetration offences committed in 2018. More recently, in February of the trial year, Levy received convictions for 11 sexual assaults carried out against different women between April 2022 and May 2025. Six of these offences were reported within the initial months of 2025, coinciding with the timeframe of the current accusations.
The prosecutor stressed that the three women involved in this trial were either sex workers or occasionally engaged in sexual services in exchange for money or drugs. Little stated that this was no coincidence, noting it as the reason Levy encountered and subsequently attacked them, likely under the belief that he could evade detection. He further argued that the murders were sexually motivated, explaining that while some sexual interactions may have begun consensually, they turned violent. The surviving victim, trafficked into the UK, was reportedly raped twice by Levy in January 2025 in a car park near his home in Tottenham. According to Little, the woman was left unconscious after being assaulted, raped, and strangled, believing at one point during the attack that she was going to die.
Details emerged of the violent nature of the assault on the surviving victim, including Levy allegedly breaking her collarbone by jumping on her, covering her face during the rape, and grabbing her throat. Four days later, she was apprehended for breaching a community order while seeking hospital treatment. Although she reported the rape to police, an interview was delayed due to her heroin withdrawal. When interviewed in September 2025, she reiterated her fear for her life during the attack. The court heard that her description of the attacker and details of his address matched Levy, who was subsequently identified by her in an identification parade. Levy’s defense lawyer, Siobhan Grey, challenged the victim’s truthfulness, arguing her identification was based on prior acquaintance rather than the alleged assault.
Regarding the two murder victims, Carmenza Valencia-Trujillo was discovered deceased in a derelict building in south London in March 2025. Evidence linked Levy to the location through DNA found both at the scene and on the victim’s body, though the exact cause of death remained unascertained. The second murder victim, Sheryl Wilkins, whom Levy reportedly met in August 2025, was found dead in a car park behind a wall—where the surviving victim had also been attacked months earlier. CCTV footage captured Levy and Wilkins entering the area late at night and Levy leaving the scene before police discovered her body several hours later. Post-mortem examination revealed multiple injuries, some clearly sustained on the night in question, and forensic evidence connected Levy to Wilkins through blood found on a jacket owned by him and semen on her underwear. After his arrest, Levy claimed in a written statement that any sexual encounter with Wilkins was consensual and denied causing her injuries. Prosecutor Little rejected this account, citing contradictions between Levy’s claim, CCTV evidence, and medical findings. The trial is ongoing
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