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Double killer Tube sex attacker Simon Levy denies prison guard attack

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Kirk, T. (2026, September 15). Double killer Tube sex attacker Simon Levy denies prison guard attack. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/double-killertube-sex-attacker-simon-levy-prison-guard-attack-court-b1296981.html

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Simon Levy, who is serving a whole life sentence for murdering two women in Tottenham, will face trial next February on charges of stabbing a prison guard with a pen and attempting to strangle him at HMP Belmarsh in February. During his first court appearance, Levy entered not guilty pleas to both assault occasioning actual bodily harm and intentional strangulation. The incident occurred when Levy was finishing a meeting with the guard, Paul Dunne; he is alleged to have attacked Dunne multiple times, causing injuries to his arm and neck, before attempting to strangle him.

Written by AI on 2026-09-15, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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Simon Levy, a convicted double killer from Tottenham, has denied stabbing a prison guard with a pen and attempting to strangle him at HMP Belmarsh on February 18. Levy is currently serving a whole life sentence for murdering two women in London last year. At his hearing in Woolwich Crown Court, he pleaded not guilty to charges of assault occasioning actual bodily harm and intentional strangulation. The prosecution claims that during a meeting with prison guard Paul Dunne, Levy attacked him multiple times with the pen, injuring his arm and neck before attempting to strangle him. Judge Charlotte Welsh has set a trial date for February 15 next year, which is expected to last up to four days.

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Double killer Simon Levy will stand trial next year over allegations he stabbed a prison guard in the neck with a pen and tried to strangle him. asserted

he → stand → him

The 41-year-old, who is serving a whole life sentence for murdering two women in Tottenham, has been charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm and intentional strangulation in an incident at HMP Belmarsh in February. asserted

who → serve → February

The convicted killer, wearing grey prison issue clothes and sunglasses over his eyes, entered not guilty pleas to both charges. asserted

killer → convict → charges

Read More Judge Charlotte Welsh ordered Levy to stand trial on February 15 next year, in a case which is due to last up to four days. asserted

which → read → days

At the first hearing of the case last month, prosecutor David Burns told the court Levy was finishing a meeting with Belmarsh guard Paul Dunne when it is said he “attacked him with a pen, stabbing him multiple times to the arm and neck”. asserted

he → tell → arm

It is said Mr Dunne fell to the floor and Levy then “grabbed the officer around the throat” before allegedly tightening his grip. uncertain

Levy → say → grip

The incident happened on February 18, when Levy was being held on remand at the maximum security prison. asserted

Levy → happen → prison

He indicated during his first appearance in the magistrates’ court that he intends to fight the allegations of attacking Mr Dunne. asserted

he → indicate → Dunne

Levy, formerly of Tottenham, north London, was handed a whole life prison term in August for murdering grandmother Carmenza Valencia-Trujillo, 53, and mother-of-four Sheryl Wilkins, 39, last year. asserted

Levy → hand → four

The killings happened after he had also carried out a string of sexual assaults on the Tube and raped a woman in a car park. asserted

he → happen → park

Judge Welsh adjourned the case for a further hearing on November 13, and set a pre-trial review hearing for January 19 next year. asserted

Welsh → adjourn → January

Double killer Tube sex attacker Simon Levy denies prison guard attack

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