Partially blind 'sexual predator', 40, convicted of 13 attacks on women is accused of killing two and raping a third in eight month spree, court hears

By REBECCA CAMBER, CRIME AND SECURITY EDITOR Published: 16:15, 29 June 2026 | Updated: 16:15, 29 June 2026 A 'predatory' serial sex offender convicted of 13 attacks on women went on trial today accused of killing two women and raping a third victim. Simon Levy is accused of killing vulnerable women 'thinking that he would get away with it' after a seven-year history of carrying out sex attacks dating back to July 2018. The 40-year-old, who is partially blind, is said to have targeted sex workers over eight months in London last year. Four months after he was arrested on suspicion of his first murder, the convicted sex offender allegedly killed again in August last year after being released by police, it was said. Today, the Old Bailey heard that the 'predatory sexual attacker' has a 'large number of convictions for sexual offences upon women'. Prosecutor Tom Little, KC, told jurors that Levy had carried out 13 sex assaults between July 2018 and May 2025, including six attacks around the time of the first rape and murder. In January 2025 Levy is accused of raping his first victim, strangling her until she lost consciousness. The 35-year-old sex worker, who survived the attack, told police she thought she was going to die after suddenly Levy jumped on top of her breaking her clavicle. Today, the Old Bailey heard that the 'predatory sexual attacker' has a 'large number of convictions for sexual offences upon women'. Simon Levy is seen here outside court Sheryl Wilkins, 39, who was found unresponsive in High Road, Tottenham, on August 24 and pronounced dead at the scene is pictured Carmenza Valencia-Trujillo (pictured), 53, died in the Aylesbury Estate, south-east London, on March 17 She claimed that he put his hands over her face smothering her, while he put a finger down her throat so she could not make any noise, telling her: 'Shut up, be quiet, I got you.' Levy is said to have left victim 'as good as for dead', but she later recovered consciousness. Two months later Levy allegedly struck again, killing another woman before fleeing leaving her face down. The body of Carmenza Valencia-Trujillo was found in a stairwell of a disused block of flats in Southwark, south-east London, on March 17 last year. A pipe smeared with the defendant's blood was found 'right next' to the victim and his DNA was found on her body, it was alleged. Levy was arrested on April 1, but he answered 'no comment' when asked about the death of the 53-year-old drug user, who had suffered a neck compression and facial injuries. Police then released Levy after her cause of death was deemed to be 'unascertained'. Levy is accused of carrying out a second murder months later on August 24 last year. Simon Levy, 40, allegedly committed 'a series of predatory sexual attacks in the first eight months of 2025 on three women, each in their own way very vulnerable'. A court sketch of Levy is seen here The body of Sheryl Wilkins was discovered behind a wall in a car park in Tottenham in the same location as the first rape attack, which is close to the defendant's home. The 39-year-old was found face down with 83 injuries to her face and head, upper body and arms and legs. Her cause of death was considered 'unascertained', but Mr Little said it could have been caused by smothering of the nose and mouth, neck compression or an assailant compressing the victim's chest. Levy's DNA was also found on her body, jurors were told. Today the prosecutor described Levy as a 'predatory serial sexual attacker' with a long history of attacks on women. He told jurors: 'Sexual offending is something the defendant does. 'The defendant is somebody who has a large number of convictions for sexual offences upon women. 'On 30th September 2021 he was convicted, following a trial, of sexual assault committed on 29th July 2018 and sexual assault by penetration committed on 26th August 2018. 'Even closer in time to the events that you are considering the Defendant was convicted earlier this year, on 5th February 2026, of a series of sexual assaults on different women. 'In fact 11 sexual assaults between April 2022 and May 2025. Six of those offences occurring in first five months of 2025, the same year that these three women were attacked. 'So it's a raft of offences including sexual touching and activity which was not consensual. That tells you everything you need to know about his attitude and approach to women, which is relevant to what happened to the victims before they were killed.' Siobhan Grey, KC, said the prosecution case was built on 'coincidence', adding that there was no proof the victims were murdered: 'There is a real issue about whether these women were unlawfully killed at all or whether they died from a drug related death.' She said Levy's previous convictions were 'wholly different' from the charges. Levy denies the two murders, claiming that he had consensual sex with both women. He also denies two charges of rape, grievous bodily harm with intent, and non-fatal suffocation. Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article.