Simon Levy Gets Whole-Life Term for 2 Murders and Rape While on Bail
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Updated · bbc.co.uk · Aug 12
Simon Levy Gets Whole-Life Term for 2 Murders and Rape While on Bail
3 articles · Updated · bbc.co.uk · Aug 12
Summary
Old Bailey judge Mark Lucraft handed Simon Levy, 49, a whole-life sentence after convicting him of murdering Carmenza Valencia-Trujillo, 53, and Sheryl Wilkins, 39, and raping another woman in 2025.
Both killings were sexually motivated suffocations, and the rape survivor had told police where Levy lived after her January 2025 attack, but he was not interviewed until after the two murders.
Families and the survivor used Wednesday's hearing to denounce Levy as a "parasite" and "monster," with Wilkins's mother saying her daughter's death had finally stopped him from hurting more women.
The case has intensified scrutiny of police and prosecutors over why Levy was repeatedly granted bail despite a growing pattern of sex attacks on women.