Man Pleads Not Guilty to Murdering 3 Sex Workers

0:00On March 27th, a 40-year-old unemployed man from Tottenham named Simon Libby has pleaded not guilty to murdering two women and violently attacking A. Third, he faces charges of killing 53-year-old Carmenza Valencia Trujillo around March 17th last year and 39-year-old Cheryl Wilkins. On August 24th of the same year, plus two counts of rape, grievous bodily harm, and non-fatal suffocation against the survivor from an an. On January 21st, the attacks all happened during what prosecutors say were paid sexual encounters. All three women worked in sex work. Levy appeared in court via video link from Belmarsh Prison last Friday, dressed in a gray tracksuit, and calmly took notes during the hearing. The surviving woman cannot be named for legal reasons. She had agreed to services with Levy, but ended up with a broken collarbone and lost consciousness during the assault on High Road in Tottenham. His Valencia Trujillo was found dead the next day in a rundown block of flats in South

1:01Work, while Miss Wilkins collapsed near the same Tottenham Road. Early in the morning, police linked Levy to all three cases. The judge at the old Bailey remanded him in custody with a further hearing set for May 15th and a full trial starting June 22nd. This case highlights ongoing dangers for vulnerable women in the area, as authorities continue building their prosecution ahead of trial.