A woman said she believed she was going to die when she was attacked by an "evil" sex predator who allegedly went on to murder two others, a court has heard.
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Simon Levy, 40, is accused of raping and violently assaulting her in January 2025 before allegedly killing Carmenza Valencia-Trujillo, 53, and Sheryl Wilkins, 39, in March and August that year during the course of sexual encounters.
The defendant has pleaded not guilty to murdering the two women, and has further denied two charges of rape, grievous bodily harm with intent, and non-fatal suffocation against the surviving woman.
At Levy's Old Bailey trial on Tuesday, a videoed police interview was played in which she wiped away tears as she described being attacked in a north London car park.
She said: "I would not think this man would be so evil. I believe I'm going to die."
The woman, who cannot be named for legal reasons, told police she had a drug habit and was doing sex work in the evenings when she saw a man she knew from the neighbourhood where she lived.
The man, who had a dark rucksack, jacket and sunglasses, went with her to the car park in Tottenham where she asked for cash up front, the court heard.
Instead of giving her money, he put his hand on her neck, swung his arm and "jumped" on her with "all his weight", the witness said.
She went on: "I hit my head on the ground so I was a bit dizzy. He put his arms over my face… I was kicking my legs under him and I am fighting for my life."
The woman said she managed to turn on to her stomach before he sexually assaulted her.
She told the interviewer she thought she was going to die as her attacker covered her nose and mouth and stuck his fingers in her mouth.
Straight after the attack, she told a friend what happened, as well as warning other sex workers nearby, she said.
The woman, who suffered a broken shoulder, went on to identify Levy in an identity parade, the court was told.
On Monday, the prosecution told the court that Levy, of Beaufoy Road, Tottenham, north London, has previous convictions for sexual assault.
He was convicted of two sexual assaults committed in 2018, and more recently of 11 counts of sexual assault after a trial in February this year, jurors heard.
The Old Bailey trial continues.
(c) Sky News 2026: Woman describes sex attack by 'evil' predator accused of double murder, court hears
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