British court hands whole-life sentence to Tottenham double murderer and rapist Simon Levy
Simon Levy will never walk free again. The 40-year-old was sentenced at the Old Bailey on Wednesday to a whole life order after being convicted
Simon Levy will never walk free again. The 40-year-old was sentenced at the Old Bailey on Wednesday to a whole life order after being convicted of murdering two women and raping a third in Tottenham.
Judge Mark Lucraft KC imposed the UK’s toughest sentence, meaning Levy will spend the rest of his life in prison. The case has already triggered apologies from police and prosecutors over a chain of failures that left him free while under bail conditions and police monitoring.
Two women killed, one survivor left to testify
Levy killed Carmenza Valencia-Trujillo, 53, in March 2025 and Sheryl Wilkins, 39, five months later. He also raped another woman in the same Tottenham car park where Wilkins was later found dead. The survivor was attacked in January 2025 and later gave evidence against him.
During the trial, the court heard that Levy suffocated both murder victims in sexually motivated attacks. He had already been on the sex offender register and had a history of sexual offending before the killings.
Briefly: he was already known.
Police handling under scrutiny
At the time of the attacks, Levy was on bail and being monitored by the Metropolitan Police. The police watchdog is now reviewing how he was handled over a four-year period, from his first sexual assault conviction in September 2021 to his final arrest in September 2025.
Met Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley described the handling of the case as a “whole system failing” after Wednesday’s sentence.
The Crown Prosecution Service and police had earlier apologised over a series of decisions that allowed Levy to remain free. According to the court record, police said they lacked sufficient evidence to charge him before the second killing.
Families confront the killer
Relatives of the victims faced Levy in court. One survivor called him a “monster”, while family members said he had destroyed their lives and should spend the rest of his days behind bars. The sister of Sheryl Wilkins wept as she addressed the court, saying the family would never recover from the loss.
Levy was found guilty last Friday. On Wednesday, he received the whole life order for the murders, along with additional life sentences for the rapes and other offences heard at trial.
The case now moves beyond sentencing and into accountability. The watchdog inquiry continues, and the questions around how Levy stayed on the streets remain unanswered.
