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Authorities are urging additional victims of Simon Levy to come forward as investigations continue into his crimes. Andrea Simons, London’s victims’ commissioner, has criticized a series of systemic failures that allowed Levy to murder two women and sexually assault another. Simons emphasized the necessity of a thorough review to address the inadequate monitoring of Levy, who was already known to police as a sexual offender.
British Transport Police (BTP) has called on women who recognize Levy as their attacker to report their experiences, while the Metropolitan Police have been actively investigating the possibility of further victims, including potential additional murders. Meanwhile, the Independent Office of Police Conduct (IOPC) confirmed that two officers are under investigation for their conduct related to Levy’s case. One officer faces allegations of gross misconduct, and another is being probed for possible misconduct.
Levy was initially convicted in September 2021 for sexual assault and was under police monitoring when he committed a violent rape in January 2025, followed by the murders of Carmenza Valencia-Trujillo and Sheryl Wilkins in March and August of that year, respectively. Details of his earlier convictions and recent offenses, including groping multiple women on London’s Tube system and assaulting a woman in prison, were only publicly revealed following the conclusion of his murder trial this year. The Metropolitan Police and BTP have acknowledged failures in their approach to monitoring Levy between his conviction and arrest.
The police forces and the Crown Prosecution Service have all admitted shortcomings in handling Levy’s case. Simons called for a “multi-agency review,” highlighting a lack of adequate restrictions and failure to recognize patterns of offending that might have prevented further violence. Former police inspector Zoë Billingham noted the repeated missed opportunities to intervene, calling it an “extraordinary succession” of failures. In parallel, CPS chief prosecutor Lisa Ramsarran acknowledged that their actions did not meet the expected standards for victims and the public. Meanwhile, family members of other victims have expressed concerns about ongoing threats to women’s safety and criticized the broader systemic issues that allowed Levy to continue his crimes unchecked
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