Suspected double murderer 'killed woman in disused flats after sexual encounter'

"A suspected double murderer is accused of killing his first victim in a disused block of flats in south London after a sexual encounter, the Old Bailey has heard. Simon Levy, 40, has been charged with murdering Carmenza Valencia-Trujillo in Southwark in March and killing Sheryl Wilkins in Tottenham in August. Alongside the two murder charges, he is also accused of raping, seriously assaulting, and strangling a third woman in an alleged incident in January."

"The body of the deceased was found in the early evening of March 17 in a block of flats which is very largely disused, so it doesn't contain many residents hardly any, said prosecutor Tom Little KC. There are not many people passing by, apart from the odd security officer who patrols the area for reasons of safety. It is alleged Levy had travelled to Southwark the day before Ms Valencia-Trujillo's body was discovered, and prosecutors say Levy had a sexual encounter with her."

"A court has heard Ms Wilkins, 39, was found face-down with a jacket covering her head. It is alleged the third alleged victim, a sex worker, was attacked in Haringey by Levy after he refused to pay her, and she says she was raped as Levy put his hands over her face and suffocated her until she lost consciousness. Judge Lucraft ordered Levy to return to court on February 23 next year to enter pleas to the two murder charges, two counts of rape, causing grievous bodily harm, and intentional strangulation."

Simon Levy, 40, faces charges of murdering Carmenza Valencia-Trujillo in Southwark in March and Sheryl Wilkins in Tottenham in August. He is also accused of raping, seriously assaulting, and strangling a third woman in Haringey in January. Ms Valencia-Trujillo's body was found on March 17 in a largely disused block of flats after prosecutors say Levy traveled there and had a sexual encounter with her. Ms Wilkins, 39, was found face-down in a car park on High Road, Tottenham, with a jacket covering her head. The third alleged victim reports being suffocated after Levy refused to pay. Levy was arrested on September 4 and ordered to return to court on February 23 to enter pleas to the charges.

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