Simon Levy, 40, was sentenced to a whole-life tariff at the Old Bailey on Wednesday for the murders of Carmenza Valencia-Trujillo and Sheryl Wilkins, and for raping a third woman. The sentence means Levy will never be released from prison.
Background and prior offending
Levy, from Tottenham in north London, had an extensive history of sexual offending. He was on the sex offender register after being jailed in 2021 for two sexual assaults. Before the killings, British Transport Police arrested him for sexual assaults on trains but made errors that delayed charging him, leaving him free to commit further attacks.
While on bail for the train assaults, Levy carried out 10 more attacks across London. Despite being charged with most of these offences, he remained free and went on to commit his second murder.
The murders and attack
Levy murdered Valencia-Trujillo, 53, in a partly disused tower block on 17 March 2025. He murdered Wilkins, 39, in a Tottenham car park on 24 August 2025. He also raped, beat, and suffocated a third woman, 35, in January 2025; she survived and testified against him.
The woman, who has anonymity, said she was a “mum and a classical pianist”. She said she had been trafficked into the UK and used drugs to cope with pain. She called Levy a “monster” and a “parasite”.
Sentencing and impact
Recorder of London Mark Lucraft KC sentenced Levy to a life sentence with a whole-life tariff for the murders, plus two further life sentences with minimum terms of 12 years for the rapes, to run concurrently. Lucraft said Levy “ruthlessly exploited” the women and that aggravating factors outweighed mitigating ones.
Wilkins’ mother, Mary, said in her victim impact statement: “I hope you never walk the streets again as you are a threat to all women.” Her sister, Lindsey Hicks, said: “You, Simon Levy, have destroyed our lives.” Valencia-Trujillo’s daughter, Nazly Johana Fuenmayor Valencia, described her mother as the “pillar” of the family.
Official figures show that before Levy’s sentencing, there were 75 prisoners in England and Wales serving a whole-life tariff. The Crown Prosecution Service, the Metropolitan police, and British Transport Police have admitted errors. Two Met officers are under investigation by the police watchdog. Levy’s risk assessment was downgraded from high to medium in August 2024 and never upgraded despite the attacks.
