{"id":368450,"date":"2026-08-08T19:00:23","date_gmt":"2026-08-08T18:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/the-repeated-failures-which-allowed-sex-offender-simon-levy-to-kill\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T19:00:23","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T18:00:23","slug":"the-repeated-failures-which-allowed-sex-offender-simon-levy-to-kill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/the-repeated-failures-which-allowed-sex-offender-simon-levy-to-kill\/","title":{"rendered":"The repeated failures which allowed sex offender Simon Levy to kill"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/Hb33m-qCYp8\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"The repeated failures which allowed sex offender Simon Levy to kill\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Hb33m-qCYp8\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>A prolific sexual predator has been found guilty of murdering two women and violently raping a third following a string of missed chances to stop him.<\/p>\n<p>Simon Levy, 40, left the rape victim for dead in January last year before going on to kill Carmenza Valencia-Trujillo, 53, two months later and 39-year-old Sheryl Wilkins in August 2025.<\/p>\n<p>The Old Bailey heard how the Metropolitan Police closed the rape investigation without formally interviewing the woman and arrested Levy, who was already on the sex offenders&#8217; register, over the first murder but released him under investigation.<\/p>\n<p>#crime #murder #uk #skynews <\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews <\/p>\n<p>For more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&amp;hl=en_GB <\/p>\n<p>Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https:\/\/podfollow.com\/skynewsdaily\/ <\/p>\n<p>Sky News videos are now available in Spanish here\/Los video de Sky News esta\u0301n disponibles en espan\u0303ol aqui\u0301: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCzG5BnqHO8oNlrPDW9CYJog <\/p>\n<p>To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/info\/library-sales<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A prolific sexual predator has been found guilty of murdering two women and violently raping a third following a string of missed chances to stop him. 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