Murderer and serial sex offender Simon Levy given whole life jail sentence

Simon Levy, a man with a history of sexual violence and a disturbing obsession with sex, has been handed a whole life sentence after being convicted of murdering two women and raping another. Levy, aged 40 and originally from Tottenham, was found guilty of killing Carmenza Valencia-Trujillo, 53, in March 2025, and Sheryl Wilkins, 39, five months later. Earlier that same year, he sexually assaulted a third woman in the car park where Wilkins’s body was later discovered.

The sentencing took place at the Old Bailey, where Judge Mark Lucraft KC imposed a whole life order on Levy, ensuring that he will spend the remainder of his life in prison without the possibility of release. This verdict follows an admission of errors by the police and Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), who apologized after a series of missteps allowed Levy to remain free despite being monitored by the Metropolitan Police while on bail. The police watchdog is investigating how Levy was supervised during a four-year period, from his initial sexual assault conviction in 2021 to his arrest in 2025.

Details revealed during the trial made clear that both murders were sexually motivated; Levy suffocated the victims, with Valencia-Trujillo’s body found in a rundown block of flats on the Aylesbury estate in southeast London and Wilkins’s body concealed behind a wall near a Tottenham car park. The woman Levy raped had provided the police with his address but was not properly interviewed until after his subsequent killings. Judge Lucraft highlighted Levy’s collection of disturbing online material and press clippings related to sexual crimes, describing him as having “a morbid fascination with sex, rape, and crime” and emphasizing the repeated nature of his attacks on vulnerable women.

The families of the victims expressed their anguish during the court proceedings. Lindsey Hicks, Wilkins’s sister, told Levy directly, “I hope you rot in prison for the rest of your life,” lamenting the loss of her sister and the life experiences they would never share. Wilkins’s mother said she found some solace in the fact that Levy would be locked up and unable to harm others again, adding poignantly that her daughter “ended your chances of hurting anyone else.” Meanwhile, Levy’s criminal record showed a long timeline of offenses against women, including assaults dating back to 2018 and attacks on public transport more recently, underscoring longstanding concerns he represented a serious threat.

Following the sentencing, Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley described the management of Levy’s case as a “whole system failing.” He criticized a criminal justice system that frequently granted bail to dangerous offenders, leaving the police to monitor them on the streets. “It’s not acceptable,” he said, highlighting a pattern of bail decisions that differ from past approaches where similar offenders would have been remanded in custody. London’s Mayor echoed these sentiments, condemning the multi-agency failures that allowed Levy to continue his crimes and calling for comprehensive reviews to ensure that no woman in London feels unsafe. The case has prompted calls from politicians and safeguarding experts for accountability and systemic reform to prevent such tragedies in the future

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