Simon Levy Convicted of Double Murder
Registered sex offender found guilty of suffocating Carmenza Valencia-Trujillo and Sheryl Wilkins, as police investigate potential for scores of additional victims.
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Callum Smith
Simon Levy, 40, has been found guilty of murdering Carmenza Valencia-Trujillo and Sheryl Wilkins.
Levy targeted vulnerable women in secluded areas of London, suffocating Carmenza Valencia-Trujillo, 53, in March 2025. Sheryl Wilkins's body was found in a car park near Levy's home; Levy reportedly smothered her, leaving her body just minutes from his residence.
Carmenza Valencia-Trujillo's body was discovered in a stairwell of a disused block of flats in Southwark, south-east London. Levy was arrested on September 5, 2025, identified by facial recognition camera, reportedly using aliases like Levi and Shamus.
An Old Bailey jury reached their verdicts after deliberating for 13 hours. Detectives now believe Levy may have claimed scores of victims, reportedly carrying out daily attacks for years.
Police believe many other women have not yet come forward. The Met Police has referred itself to the Independent Office of Police Conduct (IOPC).
Police chiefs claim Labour’s soft justice reforms will exacerbate matters, as forces face pressure not to remand offenders in custody. The National Police Chiefs Council claims the Government’s sentencing reforms, which aim to jail fewer offenders by ditching shorter prison sentences and releasing inmates earlier, will lead to a six per cent surge in crime.
National Police Chiefs Council indicated that The Government’s sentencing reforms, which aim to jail fewer offenders by ditching shorter prison sentences and releasing inmates earlier, will lead to a six per cent surge in crime.