Kasim Lewis: ‘Wicked beyond belief’ killer admits second murder
Written by News on 16/07/2019
A predator described as “wicked beyond belief” has pleaded guilty to a second sexually motivated murder.
Kasim Lewis, 32, was jailed for life with a minimum term of 29 years last May for the murder Iuliana Tudos on Christmas Eve 2017.
The 22-year-old was attacked with a broken bottle in Finsbury Park as she walked home after a shift at the Worlds End pub in Camden, north London.
Her naked body was found in a burned-out hut in the park three days after she disappeared.
Following his conviction for her murder, Lewis’s DNA was linked to the death of Catherine Burke, who was stabbed to death in her own home in Haringey a month before.
At a hearing at the Old Bailey on Monday, Lewis pleaded guilty to the murder of Ms Burke on 16 November 2017.
The 55-year-old mother of one and retired civil servant was found dead by police after concerned neighbours raised the alarm.
Police found DNA linking the defendant to the scene and tracked Ms Burke’s mobile phone in the direction of where he was living.
Lewis had a number of convictions for sexual offences and was on the sex offenders’ register for life.
Judge Richard Marks QC adjourned sentencing at the Old Bailey until Thursday.
When he sentenced Lewis for Ms Tudos’ murder, Judge Marks described Lewis as “wicked beyond belief”.
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