"Simon Levy, 40, was charged with Carmenza Valencia-Trujillo, 54, who was found in south London on 17 March. He was in custody at the time, having previously been charged with murdering Sheryl Wilkins, 39, in Tottenham, who was found dead in August. Mr Levy was due at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Tuesday to be formally charged over Ms Valencia-Trujillo's death, but he did not appear either in person or via video link from prison."
"Ms Valencia-Trujillo, who was from Colombia, was found dead in the stairwell of a building on the Aylesbury Estate in Walworth. A cause of death could not be established, the Metropolitan Police said. Mr Levy, of Beaufoy Road, Tottenham, was later arrested in connection with her death and bailed pending further inquiries. The Met charged him with Ms Valencia-Trujillo's murder on 20 November as part of a wider investigation."
"Mr Levy was charged with Ms Wilkins' murder on 7 September. While in custody, he was also arrested in relation to a separate incident in January and later charged with two counts of rape, grievous bodily harm, and intentional non-fatal suffocation. All three incidents are being handled as part of a single, joined investigation, according to the Met. A trial date has been set for June 2026 at the Old Bailey."
Simon Levy, 40, was charged with the murder of Carmenza Valencia-Trujillo, 54, who was found in south London on 17 March. He was already in custody having been charged with the murder of Sheryl Wilkins, 39, who was found dead in August. Levy did not appear in person or via video link at Westminster Magistrates' Court and the hearing proceeded in his absence, with the case sent to the Old Bailey. Valencia-Trujillo was found dead in a stairwell on the Aylesbury Estate and a cause of death could not be established. Levy was arrested and later charged on 20 November as part of a wider investigation. While in custody he was also charged over a January incident with two counts of rape, grievous bodily harm, and intentional non-fatal suffocation. All three incidents are being handled as a single, joined investigation and a trial date is set for June 2026 at the Old Bailey.
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