Serial Sex offender given whole life order for murder of two women in London
Simon Levy was sentenced for the murder of Carmenza Valencia Trujillo and Sheryl Wilkins and the rape of another in 2025.
A man who killed two women and raped a third, despite being monitored by police at the time, has been handed a rare whole life order.
40-year-old Simon Levy from Tottenham was found guilty of the murders of Carmenza Valencia Trujillo and Sheryl Wilkins in 2025. He was also found guilty of two counts of rape, grievous bodily harm and intentional strangulation of another woman.
Criticism of the Metropolitan Police and the CPS's handling of Levy's case has been mounting, after it was revealed he was bailed after being arrested for Carmenza's murder. 5 months later he would then commit the second murder against Sheryl Wilkins.
Earlier this year, Levy was also found guilty of sexually assaulting 10 women on London trains between October 2023 and May 2025 and was sentenced to 6 years imprisonment.
Metropolitan Police Deputy Assistant Commissioner, Kevin Southworth, said after the guilty verdict “We know that this case has raised questions around the way Levy was handled and we have carefully reflected on the opportunities missed to prevent his violent offending.
“It highlighted that improvements needed to be made and we have not waited for the outcome of the IOPC’s report to implement change.”
London Victims Commissioner Andrea Simon has now called for a full investigations into the failures that allowed Levy to commit his offences.
"Tragically, the case of Simon Levy is yet another example of the justice system failing to keep women safe. There are striking parallels with other cases where escalating risk was not acted upon, with harrowing and preventable consequences.
"There were key moments to assess the harm this man posed to women, yet critical opportunities to intervene were missed, despite him being a known, violent offender. There must now be a full multi-agency review into this case, alongside the IOPC investigation as it also raises serious concerns about failures in offender management and risk assessment. The public deserves answers about the institutional failures that left women unprotected.
"My thoughts are with the victims' loved ones and with every woman whose life has been impacted by Levy's heinous violence."