Simon Levy victims urged to come forward as police accused of 'litany of failures'

The Met and British Transport Police say the sex offender may have more victims, while criticism of investigators continues.

The timeline of his escalating crimes reveals a string of errors where officials failed to stop a dangerous predator who was already a registered sex offender

Series of catastrophic failures left Simon Levy free to murder  The Times

Simon Levy was found guilty of murdering two women in 2025 (Picture: Met Police/Getty/Metro) Police have appealed for any victims of serial sex predator Simon Levy to come forward after he was left free to murder two women and rape a third. Levy, 40, was found guilty on Friday at the Old Bailey of murdering grandmother

The Tory leader described murderer Simon Levy as a ‘modern-day Jack the Ripper’.

The Tory leader described murderer Simon Levy as a ‘modern-day Jack the Ripper’.

Simon Levy was a serial predator, rapist and murderer. A modern-day Jack the Ripper, who was arrested repeatedly, only to be released repeatedly and allowed to continue terrorising women.

Granting bail to Lakhiben Solanki, who has been in custody since her arrest in March, Justice Hasmukh D. Suthar said the incident should not be viewed solely as an individual crime but as a reflection of systemic shortcomings in ensuring access to basic necessities such as food, healthcare and dignity.