Police were called to a property on the Aylesbury Estate, SE17, on March 17 after finding 53-year-old Carmenza Valencia-Trujillo unresponsive. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
Suspect Arrested and Charged
Simon Levey, 40, from Beaufoy Road, Tottenham, was charged with Carmenza’s murder on Thursday, November 20. He is set to appear via video link at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on November 25.
Levey was first arrested on April 1 on suspicion of murder but released under investigation pending further tests. He was re-arrested on September 4 as the investigation progressed.
Investigation Ongoing: Cause of Death Still Unknown
The post-mortem failed to determine Carmenza’s exact cause of death, prompting a complex police probe. A trial date has been scheduled for June 2026 at the Old Bailey.
