Key facts
- Two British Transport Police officers are under investigation for their handling of sexual assaults by Simon Levy.
- Levy murdered two women and raped a third while on bail for previous assaults.
- The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) is investigating the management of Levy from 2021 to his 2025 arrest.
- The Metropolitan Police and Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) are also facing scrutiny over their handling of the case.
- Levy was convicted in August 2026 for the murders and rape, receiving a whole-life sentence.
Two British Transport Police (BTP) officers are under investigation by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) for their handling of sexual assaults committed by Simon Levy before he murdered two women and raped a third. Levy, 41, was sentenced to a whole-life term for killing Carmenza Valencia-Trujillo, 53, in March 2025 and Sheryl Wilkins, 39, in August 2025. He also received life sentences for the rape of a third victim. Levy attacked all three women, who were vulnerable sex workers, while on bail for a string of sexual assaults on London Underground and Overground trains. He was first arrested by BTP on November 4, 2024, for an attack the previous month but was bailed. An identity parade was not conducted until February 2025, by which time Levy had committed further assaults, including the rape of the third victim. The BTP made a voluntary referral to the IOPC, which confirmed its investigation into the two officers and the handling of Levy's assaults on public transport. The Metropolitan Police and the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) are also facing scrutiny. Two Met officers are under investigation, and the CPS has apologized for its failings, acknowledging that a more robust approach to bail could have been taken. Deputy Assistant Commissioner Kevin Southworth admitted that failures to remand Levy in custody in May and June 2025 allowed him to commit further offenses. Crime and policing minister Sarah Jones stated the situation raises serious questions about how Levy was able to inflict harm after being released by police and courts. Victims' Commissioner for London Andrea Simons called for a multi-agency review into the "litany of failures" in managing Levy, emphasizing the need for public services to better recognize offending patterns. Lisa Squire, whose daughter was murdered by an offender with a history of sex crimes, described the events as a "catalogue of disasters" and noted that Levy's "red flags" were present. Zoë Billingham, a former independent police inspector, highlighted that the failures were not isolated incidents but an "extraordinary succession" of missed opportunities to prevent Levy from posing a threat.