Tube monster bailed to rape and murder: Kemi Badenoch leads chorus of outrage over sex predator Simon Levy - who was repeatedly freed to carry on attacking women

By REBECCA CAMBER, CRIME AND SECURITY EDITOR and KRISTINA WEMYSS, GENERAL NEWS REPORTER Published: 23:30, 7 August 2026 | Updated: 23:39, 7 August 2026 A convicted sex offender was free to kill two women and rape another despite warnings he was a danger to women. And incredibly, Simon Levy, 40, committed the second murder while on bail suspected of carrying out the first.  Kemi Badenoch has led a blistering criticism of the Crown Prosecution Service and Metropolitan Police after the sexual predator was released from custody time and again to continue his depraved attacks. Levy, 40, is facing a possible whole-life sentence after he was convicted of murdering two sex workers and raping and almost suffocating a third woman, with police fearing scores more may have been targeted. The police watchdog said two officers are under investigation for misconduct over potential failures, following an Old Bailey trial which exposed repeated missed opportunities to stop Levy. Officers now believe Levy may have claimed many more victims during the many occasions he was released on bail, potentially carrying out daily attacks as he stalked unsuspecting women across the capital from 2018. Writing in the Daily Mail, Conservative leader Mrs Badenoch said 'a broken system allowed him back on to the streets to continue offending', and that soft attitudes to justice mean serious criminals feel they 'can get away with' offending. Levy, who is blind in one eye, has now been convicted of carrying out two murders, two rapes, a near-fatal suffocation and 13 sexual assaults. Simon Levy, 40, s facing a possible whole-life sentence after he was convicted of murdering two sex workers and raping and almost suffocating a third woman, with police fearing scores more may have been targeted Pictured: Sheryl Wilkins who Levy killed in Tottenham in August 2025, after being granted bail for murder Pictured: Carmenza Valencia-Trujillo who Levy murdered in south London in March last year This escalated from groping women on the London Underground to targeting sex workers he would go on to murder. He killed one woman, Sheryl Wilkins in Tottenham in August 2025, after remarkably being granted bail for murder. He had initially been held on suspicion of killing Carmenza Valencia-Trujillo in south London in March last year, but was let go. This was because the Crown Prosecution Service failed to oppose bail at Levy's first magistrates' court hearing, and then did not provide the judge with damning information about his previous convictions at his next appearance before a judge. There were another three crown court hearings that Levy failed to attend for various reasons, yet no warrant for his arrest was requested, leaving him free to strike again. By this time, Levy had already been arrested by British Transport Police, in November 2024, for a string of sexual assaults on the Tube network, for which he was later convicted. But delays with sorting out an identification parade meant he was released, and carried out his first rape, in January 2025, and the murder of Ms Valencia-Trujillo. Levy was first jailed for three years in 2021 for carrying out sex attacks on two women at Notting Hill Carnival and a Camden street party in 2018. Mrs Badenoch said: 'The details of his Levy's crimes are horrifying enough but what is almost as shocking is the number of opportunities the authorities had to stop him. His case is symptomatic of the litany of failures at all levels that bedevil our criminal justice system.' The rape survivor - who cannot be identified for legal reasons - even pointed officers towards the exact location of Levy's home, but she was never formally interviewed as she was withdrawing from drugs. Mobile phone footage recorded by a victim of Levy on the London Underground  Bodycam footage showing the Met Police arresting Levy  Kemi Badenoch has led a blistering criticism of the Crown Prosecution Service and Metropolitan Police after the sexual predator was released from custody time and again to continue his depraved attacks The Metropolitan Police later closed the investigation, despite the fact the prime suspect could be identified. The victims' families wept in court as the jury returned guilty verdicts on all counts after deliberating for nearly 13 hours, following a seven-week trial. Levy refused to give evidence in his defence, and showed little emotion other than to stare, wearing sunglasses, at the jury foreman as the verdicts were returned. He is due to be sentenced on Wednesday. Judge Mark Lucraft KC said Levy would receive a life sentence, the only decision would be the length. Tory justice spokesman Nick Timothy said: 'It is an outrage that this monster was allowed to roam the streets on bail despite his long record of sexual offences against women. Victims were repeatedly failed by the system, and the Crown Prosecution Service and others have serious questions to answer. 'Prison works because it incapacitates criminals, and this case shows why we must ensure dangerous offenders are kept behind bars.' Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp said Levy 'should never have been given bail, adding: 'He will clearly keep murdering and raping women at every opportunity. This man must never see the light of day again.' Zia Yusuf, Reform UK's home affairs spokesman, said: 'The Metropolitan Police allowed a serial sexual predator to rampage through the streets of London with zero consequence. Simon Levy spent years sexually assaulting women. 'He was repeatedly granted bail. His risk was downgraded. And he went on to rape and murder. This was entirely predictable. 'The officers who enabled Levy and allowed London's streets to become a free-for-all for this predator must face real consequences. Simply shuffling them to another desk is an insult to his victims.' CCTV shows Levy inside Seven Sisters station in north London  Tory justice spokesman Nick Timothy said: 'It is an outrage that this monster was allowed to roam the streets on bail despite his long record of sexual offences against women' Crime and policing minister Sarah Jones said it was 'deeply concerning' that Levy 'was able to inflict such devastating harm after being freed by police and the courts'. She said: 'It raises serious questions that require urgent answers.' The Independent Office for Police Conduct confirmed it had served a gross misconduct notice on a police constable and a misconduct notice on a detective sergeant. A spokesman said: 'We are examining whether action could or should have been taken to prevent [Levy's] re-offending, and if all officers involved in his management followed policies, procedures and training.' But it said disciplinary proceedings were not inevitable. The police and CPS have admitted making mistakes, but there are calls for a public inquiry into the scandal as campaigners claimed the case makes a mockery of state promises to tackle violence against women and girls in the wake of Sarah Everard's murder by Metropolitan Police officer Wayne Couzens in 2021. And police believe there are many other women who have not yet come forward. After he was jailed in 2021, Levy continued to target women, groping a prison officer in 2022. When he was released early at the halfway point of his sentence in February 2023, he told probation staff that sex workers were frequently offering him services, yet he claimed to never leave his home. In reality, Levy was still on licence in October 2023 when he started venturing on the Tube for prey, roaming stations across London at peak times when he knew carriages would be packed with passengers, leaving victims unable to escape his clutches. He regularly tied a jumper around his waist to hide his wandering hand as he grabbed the women around him. In May 2024, he was recalled to prison following a rape allegation while the case was being investigated. He was released in August the same year, after which he continued his campaign of attacks on the Tube. His youngest victim was 18, and his oldest 32.  Court artist sketch of Levy. After he was jailed in 2021, Levy continued to target women, groping a prison officer in 2022 Levy, who has learning difficulties, was supposed to be supervised by both probation and Visor (Violent and Sex Offender Register) staff. But his chilling fascination with rape and murder went unnoticed as he secretly amassed a huge collection of newspaper stories about notorious offenders he lionised, including black cab rapist John Worboys and paedophile Jeffrey Epstein. The jobless 40-year-old, who lived with his mother in Tottenham, north London, also looked up misogynist influencer Andrew Tate online. Additional reporting by Ryan Hooper and Sam Merriman