Whole-life term for Simon Levy after two murders and rape conviction

Two women murdered and another raped by man on bail, judge hands whole-life term

Simon Levy, 49, was sentenced to a whole-life prison term after being convicted of murdering two women and raping another while he was on bail for other sexual offences, the Recorder of London announced at the Old Bailey hearing.

Levy was found responsible for the deaths of grandmother Carmenza Valencia-Trujillo, 53, who was suffocated and discovered in a largely abandoned block of flats on the Aylesbury estate in south-east London in March 2025, and mother-of-four Sheryl Wilkins, who was suffocated and found behind a car park wall near Tottenham High Road in August 2025. A rape in the same car park in January 2025 was also attributed to him.

Families and a survivor addressed Levy in court. Sheryl Wilkins’s sister told the court the family would “keep Sheryl alive by sharing memories” and said Levy had “destroyed our lives”. In a statement read by a prosecutor, Wilkins’s mother said Sheryl’s death had prevented further harm to other women.

The daughter of Carmenza Valencia-Trujillo described her mother’s migration to the UK to seek a better life and said her family had been left with an irreparable emptiness after the March 2025 killing.

A survivor who had been raped in January 2025 described the attack and told the court Levy was “a parasite” who had taken away her dignity and trust. The victim said she could not forget sensory details from the assault and that the experience had long-lasting effects on her ability to trust others.

The prosecution highlighted that despite the rape victim giving police Levy’s address, he was not interviewed until after the two murders. The case raised questions about repeated bail decisions amid escalating attacks on women.

Sentencing, Judge Mark Lucraft KC said Levy “ruthlessly exploits others for [his] own personal sexual satisfaction” and described him as having “a morbid fascination with sex, rape and crime.”

Liberal News Analysis: What Does This Development Mean?

The convictions confirm that both murders and the rape were sexually motivated, with the killings occurring in March and August 2025 and the reported rape in January 2025. Families and surviving victims provided impact statements in court, describing loss, grief and lasting trauma. The sentencing to a whole-life term reflects the judge’s characterization of Levy’s pattern of offending and the severity of the crimes.

Quick Glance: What You Need to Know

• Simon Levy was sentenced to a whole-life term after murdering two women and raping another while on bail.
• Victims include Carmenza Valencia-Trujillo, 53, found suffocated in south-east London in March 2025, and Sheryl Wilkins, found suffocated near Tottenham High Road in August 2025.
• A rape in January 2025 in the same car park was linked to Levy; the survivor described severe long-term effects and called him “a parasite.”