Overview
- A jury found Simon Levy guilty of murdering Carmenza Valencia‑Trujillo and Sheryl Wilkins and of raping a third woman, and on Wednesday he was sentenced at the Old Bailey to a whole‑life order meaning he will die in custody.
- The convictions follow a long pattern of sexual offending from 2018 to 2025 that included multiple assaults on Tube and Overground trains and earlier convictions for groping and other sexual offences.
- Investigators and officials say a series of errors left Levy free to reoffend, including a delayed identification parade after a November 2024 arrest, BTP officers recording an Oyster card that had been stolen, prosecutors failing to oppose bail and not disclosing full information to magistrates, and no arrest warrants being sought after missed hearings.
- The Independent Office for Police Conduct has issued misconduct notices and opened a probe, while the Metropolitan Police, British Transport Police and the CPS have admitted failings, launched internal reviews and urged any other victims to come forward.
- Campaigners and officials warn the case exposes gaps in how vulnerable people are protected and how repeat sexual offenders are managed, and it has increased pressure for urgent changes to bail, remand and offender‑monitoring practices and possible wider independent inquiries.