Two women allegedly killed by the same man five months apart were found in “a similar position” with one left in a largely abandoned block of flats, a court heard.

Details emerged as Simon Levy, 40, of Beaufoy Road, Tottenham, north London, appeared via videolink at the Old Bailey on Wednesday.

He is accused of murdering Sheryl Wilkins, 39, who was found unresponsive in High Road, Tottenham, on August 24.

It is also alleged that he murdered Carmenza Valencia-Trujillo, 53, who was found dead at a property on the Aylesbury estate in south-east London on March 17.

Prosecutor Tom Little KC told the court that Ms Valencia-Trujillo was found in a block of flats that is “very largely disused” with few residents or passers-by except security guards.

He said: “The body of the deceased was foun

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