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Double murder accused is sex offender, jury told
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- Met Police Image caption, Carmenza Valencia-Trujillo and Sheryl Wilkins died in March and August respectively.
- Simon Levy, 40, from Tottenham, north London, is accused of murdering Carmenza Valencia-Trujillo, 54, and Sheryl Wilkins, 39 and raping and attacking a third woman - charges he denies.
- At the start of his trial on Monday, the court heard Levy had been convicted of some 13 sexual assaults committed since July 2018.
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Met Police Image caption, Carmenza Valencia-Trujillo and Sheryl Wilkins died in March and August respectively. A man accused of murdering two women in London and raping a third is a serial sex offender, the Old Bailey has heard.
Simon Levy, 40, from Tottenham, north London, is accused of murdering Carmenza Valencia-Trujillo, 54, and Sheryl Wilkins, 39 and raping and attacking a third woman - charges he denies.
At the start of his trial on Monday, the court heard Levy had been convicted of some 13 sexual assaults committed since July 2018.
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