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Simon Levy: A Sexual Predator - The Expert Witnesses
Season 18, Ep. 5
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In this episode Caroline and Nick have the evidence of several expert witnesses in the case. One told the jury that victims of strangulation do not always have bruises on their neck, and another said he could not confirm the exact reason Carmenza Valencia Trujillo died. He said he could not rule out that she had been strangled but he also couldn’t be sure her death was not drug related. We also answer your questions about why can say that Simon Levy has previous convictions for sexual assault.
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Presenter: Caroline Cheetham and Nick Fagge
Actors: Henry Kitching, Alfie Mulcahy and Rachel Ameobi
Editor: Chelsey Ranore
Creative Director: Caroline Cheetham
Assistant Producer: Harriet Muckle
Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini
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