Killer pleads not guilty to Belmarsh guard attack
Double murderer and rapist Simon Levy has pleaded not guilty to charges of assaulting a prison guard at Belmarsh prison. The incident allegedly occurred while Levy was awaiting trial for his previous crimes, for which he is now serving a whole-life sentence.
Why it matters
The case highlights security challenges within maximum-security facilities and the legal complexities of prosecuting inmates already serving life sentences.
Image caption, Simon Levy was given a whole life term last week after he was found guilty of murdering two women and raping a third
Double murderer and rapist Simon Levy has pleaded not guilty to attacking a guard at Belmarsh prison.
The 41-year-old serial sex offender, who is serving a whole life sentence for murdering two women and raping a third, has been charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm and intentional suffocation at the maximum security prison.
On Monday, Levy denied both charges at Westminster Magistrates' Court.
The alleged attack on the prison guard happened on 18 February when Levy was in custody awaiting trial for double murder, rape and multiple sexual assaults.
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