英国公共检控署(CPS)主任斯蒂芬·帕金森为该机构在连环强奸杀人犯西蒙·利瓦伊案件中的失职道歉。[1]利瓦伊现年40岁，因在保释期间谋杀两名妇女、强奸另一名妇女而被判终身监禁。[1]帕金森在LBC采访中承认，"法院本应获得那些信息，我对此深感遗憾"，并指出检控署未能向法院披露关键的调查信息。[1]
利瓦伊的犯罪反映了这一失职的严重后果。[1]遇害者卡门萨·瓦伦西亚-特鲁希略于2025年3月被谋杀，另一名受害者谢丽尔·威尔金斯在5个月后遭同样命运，其尸体上有83处伤痕或痕迹。[1]帕金森表示，"如果他被还押拘留，就不会有机会实施他所犯的罪行"。[1]利瓦伊在监狱中袭击女警察，直到2025年10月才被起诉，之后他又袭击了13名妇女，其中包括杀害的两人。[1]
利瓦伊的两次保释听证会在同一周六进行，当时检控人员正处理繁重的案件清单。[1]为防止类似情况再次发生，帕金森表示将增加检控署的人员编制。[1]
The director of Britain's Crown Prosecution Service has admitted significant failings in the handling of serial killer Simon Levy's case. Stephen Parkinson acknowledged that the court should have been provided with investigation information that was not disclosed before Levy was released on bail [1]. "I absolutely accept that the court should have had that information, and I'm very sorry indeed," Parkinson stated in an interview [1].
Levy, age 40, murdered two women while on bail and raped another, resulting in a life sentence [1]. The victims were Carmenza Valencia-Trujillo, killed in March 2025, and Sheryl Wilkins, murdered five months later [1]. Wilkins' body bore 83 wounds or marks [1]. Parkinson emphasized the gravity of the oversight, noting that "if he had been remanded in custody, then he would not have had the opportunity to commit the crime that he did" [1].
The prosecution failures occurred during Levy's two bail hearings on a Saturday, when prosecutors were managing an "incredibly busy list" [1]. Notably, Levy had not been charged following an assault on a female police officer in prison until October 2025, after which he attacked 13 additional women, including the two he would later murder [1]. In response to the failings, Parkinson committed to increasing Crown Prosecution Service staffing to prevent similar incidents from occurring in future cases [1].