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Simon Levy Gets Six Years; Police Probe After Murder Rape

8/8/2026

Summary

Simon Levy Sentenced

Simon Levy was sentenced in June 2024 to six years after a jury conviction of 11 Tube and prison assaults.
Delays after November 2024 arrest and returned stolen Oyster card let Levy commit rape and murders of Valencia-Trujillo and Wilkins.
The watchdog opened probes into two Met officers and a BTP sergeant, prompting Minister Sarah Jones to call Levy a monster.
She said the failings were concerning and ordered inquiries.

Summary

Levy – Computer Seizure

Police seized Levy's computer, examined 100,000 items, finding searches on Andrew Tate, U.S. President Donald Trump, and “why would your girlfriend betray you.”
Levy, blind in his right eye since May 2024 and living in Tottenham, told probation officers he stayed home watching films because of his injury.
His internet history before the January 2025 rape showed searches for sex-worker payment refusals, murders, and “Wicked” and “Tom and Jerry back to Oz.”

History

Historical Context

In 1981 the Scarman inquiry after Brixton riots urged police reforms, but those recommendations were ignored. After Stephen Lawrence’s 1993 murder, Home Secretary Jack Straw ordered Sir William Macpherson’s 1999 report, which listed 70 recommendations and declared the Metropolitan Police institutionally racist. The 2024 conviction of Simon Levy and fresh watchdog probes echo those reforms, pressuring the government to expand independent inquiries.

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Simon Levy Sentenced

Simon Levy was sentenced in June 2024 to six years after a jury conviction of 11 Tube and prison assaults.
Delays after November 2024 arrest and returned stolen Oyster card let Levy commit rape and murders of Valencia-Trujillo and Wilkins.
The watchdog opened probes into two Met officers and a BTP sergeant, prompting Minister Sarah Jones to call Levy a monster.
She said the failings were concerning and ordered inquiries.

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