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

Police person urged much victims of Simon Levy to travel forward, arsenic London's victims' commissioner said a "litany of failures" had allowed him to termination 2 women and rape a third.

Andrea Simons said a reappraisal into the "failure to show him appropriately" was needed aft it emerged the 40-year-old was capable to people his victims contempt being known to constabulary arsenic a intersexual predator.

British Transport Police (BTP) said women who recognised Levy arsenic their attacker should study it, portion the Metropolitan Police said it had actively investigated whether helium had much victims, including further murders.

Meanwhile, the constabulary watchdog confirmed 2 officers are being investigated implicit their handling of Levy.

The Independent Office of Police Conduct (IOPC) said a constabulary constable was nether probe for gross misconduct, and a detective sergeant was facing a misconduct investigation.

The Met, BTP and Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) person each admitted failures successful however Levy was monitored betwixt his archetypal condemnation successful September 2021 connected intersexual battle charges and his apprehension for execution successful September 2025.

On Saturday, Simons told BBC Breakfast a "multi-agency review" was needed, saying: "There was a deficiency of restrictions that could person been placed connected him and a nonaccomplishment to show him appropriately - truthful each of those things, I think, we request answers to now."

Simons said nationalist services "have to get amended astatine recognising patterns of offending" earlier attackers go "emboldened".

The Met said its detectives had "exhausted galore lines of enquiry - including moving with coroners – to place whether Levy is liable for immoderate similar, unsolved incidents, including deaths".

No further victims person been identified truthful acold but the unit urged "anyone who believes they whitethorn beryllium a unfortunate of his to interaction police".

Levy is known to person attacked astatine slightest 10 women connected nationalist transport successful London, seeking retired engaged carriages to battle passengers.

BTP said much women "may recognise [Levy] and person not yet reported what has happened to them".