Admin I Friday, August 07, 2026
A DANGEROUS serial predator will now spend the rest of his life behind bars after being convicted of murdering two women and carrying out a horrific campaign of sexual violence, following AI facial recognition.
Evil Simon Levy, 40, was found guilty at the Old Bailey following a five-week trial that laid bare a sickening pattern of violence against women in the capital.
Jury members heard how the monster, of Beaufoy Road, Tottenham, brutally murdered mum-of-four Sheryl Wilkins, 39, and 53-year-old salsa-loving grandmother Carmenza Valencia Trujillo. He was also convicted of two counts of rape, grievous bodily harm, and non-fatal strangulation against a third woman in her 30s.
Levy will be sentenced at the Old Bailey on Wednesday, August 12.
The court heard how Levy targeted vulnerable women across South and North London during 2025 before specialist detectives nailed him using cutting-edge AI facial recognition technology and DNA evidence.
The investigation began on March 17, 2025, when emergency services discovered the body of Carmenza Valencia Trujillo inside a derelict building on the Aylesbury Estate in Elephant and Castle.
Carmenza, a vibrant grandmother who had welcomed a new grandchild in 2024, was pronounced dead at the scene.
Cops arrested Levy on suspicion of murder weeks later on April 1. However, because a post-mortem examination could not immediately establish a definitive cause of death, police were forced to release him on bail under standard legal rules.
Tragically, five months later, Levy struck again.
On August 24, 2025, beloved mother-of-four Sheryl Wilkins was found dead in a car park on High Road, Tottenham.
Cops launched a massive manhunt, scouring hundreds of hours of CCTV. On September 4, sharp-eyed officers using high-tech facial recognition technology spotted Levy at the scene of the crime.
He was arrested the following day, and forensic experts subsequently matched Sheryl’s DNA to a jacket belonging to the killer.
With Levy in custody, Scotland Yard’s Specialist Crime Unit pieced together his sickening modus operandi. Detectives re-opened an unsolved report from January 2025 involving a woman in her 30s who had been raped and choked on High Road, Tottenham.
Joining the dots, police re-arrested Levy for Carmenza’s murder and linked all three cases into one massive prosecution.
Detective Chief Inspector Neil John, who led the investigation, praised the incredible courage of the surviving victim whose testimony helped lock Levy away.
DCI John said: “Carmenza Valencia Trujillo and Sheryl Wilkins’s lives were cut short by Levy’s horrific and violent actions. Their families have shown unwavering resilience throughout this investigation.
”I must also commend the victim-survivor who showed considerable bravery. Her testimony was crucial in ensuring Levy will now spend most, if not all, of his life in prison.”
MET POLICE PROBE
The case has raised serious questions over why Levy was released on bail after his first arrest, leaving him free to kill again.
The Metropolitan Police has referred itself to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC), which is carrying out an investigation into how officers handled the suspect.
Senior officers insisted they have not waited for the watchdog’s findings to make sweeping changes. The Met has introduced automated warning systems to flag dangerous offenders across different force areas and deployed specialist officers in Haringey and Enfield to protect street-based sex workers.
Deputy Assistant Commissioner Kevin Southworth admitted: “We know that this case has raised questions around the way Levy was handled and we have carefully reflected on the opportunities missed to prevent his violent offending.
”It highlighted that improvements needed to be made and we have not waited for the outcome of the IOPC’s report to implement change.”
Detectives fear Levy may have attacked other women and are urging potential victims to step forward.
DCI John added: “Reporting rape or sexual assault is daunting, but we want to be clear that our priority is their safety.”
Anyone with information is urged to call police on 101 quoting 4779/7AUG, contact the incident room directly on 07751 700 330, or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
