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Three passengers who intervened when a man exposed himself on a District line train in East Ham in August 2025 will face no further action. British Transport Police interviewed them under caution for suspected affray, but prosecutors decided there was no realistic prospect of conviction.
Metropolitan Police detectives have handed a new evidence file to the Crown Prosecution Service concerning alleged offences by convicted rapist Zhenhao Zou. The file covers reports from five women who responded to a police appeal and two unidentified victims. No charging decision has been made yet.
Simon Levy, 40, was sentenced to a whole-life prison term at the Old Bailey for the murders of two women in 2025. Police and prosecution errors allowed him to remain free after the first killing, leading to a second murder in Tottenham five months later. The Met and CPS have admitted failings.
Simon Levy, 40, was found guilty of murdering Carmenza Valencia-Trujillo, 53, in Southwark and Sheryl Wilkins, 39, in Tottenham. Police and prosecutors admitted systemic failures allowed him to remain free despite multiple sex attacks and a prior conviction.
Simon Levy, 40, was found guilty at the Old Bailey of murdering Carmenza Valencia-Trujillo and Sheryl Wilkins in 2025. Authorities admitted systemic failures, including bail decisions that allowed him to commit further attacks. Two officers are under investigation by the IOPC.
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