Woman assaulted by double murderer says nightmare became 'real life' when police let him attack again
Serial sex offender Simon Levy went on to murder two women and rape a third after a series of disastrous decisions that left him free to roam the streets.
Laura, a woman who was sexually assaulted by double murderer Simon Levy in 2018, has expressed her deep distress that the police allowed him to carry out further attacks, ultimately leading to two murders. According to Laura, she reported the initial assault to the police, hoping to protect other women, but feels betrayed by the police's actions in allowing Levy to evade justice.
Levy was convicted of murdering Carmenza Valencia-Trujillo and Sheryl Wilkins and raping another woman in London in 2025. He also faces charges for sexually assaulting 11 other women in London between 2023 and 2025, including 10 on trains and the London Underground. Despite being a registered sex offender due to the 2018 assault on Laura, the police, prosecutors, and courts made a series of missteps that enabled Levy to continue his criminal activities.
Laura is devastated by the realization that she had been living a nightmare, as her attacker was indeed still out there preying on vulnerable women. She feels let down by the criminal justice system, which includes the Met Police, courts, judges, and the Crown Prosecution Service, for their failures in preventing further harm to women.
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