Met police incapable of change, says mother of murdered sisters after Simon Levy case
Summary
Mina Smallman, mother of two women murdered in 2020, criticized the Metropolitan Police for not taking violence against women seriously and for deciding which victims matter. She highlighted failings in policing, especially in the case of Simon Levy, a sex offender who was able to kill two women due to police mistakes, and called the force too large and unable to change.Key Facts
- Mina Smallman’s daughters, Bibaa Henry and Nicole Smallman, were murdered in a north London park in 2020.
- Two officers were jailed in 2021 for sharing inappropriate photos of the victims.
- Simon Levy, a sex offender, was convicted and given a life sentence after killing two women and sexually assaulting 11 others.
- Police delayed investigation into one murder because the victim was a sex worker, linking the two cases only after the second murder.
- Smallman said the Metropolitan Police does not treat all cases equally and is too big to be managed effectively.
- She described the force as having problems with inactivity, corruption, sexism, and racism.
- The crime and policing minister called Levy a monster and said there will be investigations into police failings.
- The government plans to review what went wrong in allowing Levy to remain free and commit crimes.
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