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Two women dead: institutions knew Levy was dangerous and failed them

Two women dead: institutions knew Levy was dangerous and failed them

Simon Levy killed Carmenza Valencia-Trujillo and Sheryl Wilkins in 2025 despite being a known serial offender under police monitoring since 2021.

Carmenza Valencia-Trujillo, 53, and Sheryl Wilkins, 39, were killed in 2025 by a man authorities had documented as a serial sexual predator since 2018. According to the BBC, Simon Levy raped a third woman in January 2025 while on bail and under active police monitoring. Victims' commissioner Andrea Simons called the institutional response a "litany of failures" and demanded answers. 🔹 What happened: Levy was convicted of sexually assaulting two women in 2018 and jailed in 2021. He then groped 10 women on the London Underground between October 24, 2023, and May 2025, and assaulted an 11th while in prison — charges a jury at Inner London Crown Court confirmed earlier this year. He committed a violent rape in January 2025 while on bail. He killed Valencia-Trujillo in March 2025 and Wilkins five months later. The Metropolitan Police, BTP, and CPS all acknowledged failures in monitoring him. The IOPC is investigating one officer for gross misconduct and a detective sergeant for misconduct. Two BTP officers were moved for "incompetence." 🔹 Why it matters: Simons said public services must "get better at recognising patterns of offending" before attackers become "emboldened" — a standard the system demonstrably did not meet in Levy's case. The BTP believes more women on the Underground may not yet have reported their attacks. The Metropolitan Police continues working with coroners to determine whether Levy is connected to unresolved deaths, though no additional victims have been confirmed. For the women who encountered Levy on public transport and stayed silent — whether from distrust of the system or lack of awareness — the institutional call to come forward now arrives after the worst has already happened. 📌 EPM Take: EPM's recent coverage of England's mental health hubs highlighted the gap between identifying need and delivering effective intervention. The Levy case maps the same institutional gap onto public safety: the risk was known, recorded, and insufficiently acted upon across four years and three agencies. Valencia-Trujillo and Wilkins paid for that gap with their lives. Simons' demand for a multi-agency review is correct, but reviews without named accountability produce reports, not change. The families of both women deserve a specific answer: after Levy's 2021 conviction, who assessed his risk level, what restrictions were considered, and what documented reason was given for not imposing them? That question is the only one that matters now.
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