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Double murder accused is sex offender, jury told

Double murder accused is sex offender, jury told

Summary

A man named Simon Levy is on trial in London for allegedly murdering two women and raping a third. The court heard that Levy has a history of sexual offenses since 2018 and has been charged with serious crimes involving women, some of whom were sex workers.

Key Facts

  • Simon Levy, 40, from North London, faces charges of murdering Carmenza Valencia-Trujillo and Sheryl Wilkins and raping another woman.
  • Levy has been convicted of about 13 sexual assaults since July 2018.
  • He was arrested in April 2025 for the first murder before the second murder occurred in August 2025.
  • Prosecutors say both murders were sexually motivated, involving women who were sex workers or exchanged sex for money or drugs.
  • The surviving victim was trafficked into the UK and was raped and attacked by Levy in January 2025.
  • The victim lost consciousness after being strangled and seriously injured during the attack.
  • Levy’s lawyer says the surviving victim is not telling the truth and knew Levy before the alleged attack.
  • The first murder victim was found in March 2025 in a building stairwell in South London, near where Levy had been.
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