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Sean Morrison

Kasim Lewis: 'Wicked' sex predator who murdered London barmaid to be sentenced for killing second woman

Kasim Lewis has pleaded guilty to murder at the Old Bailey. (Picture: Met Police)

A “wicked” sex predator who was convicted of murdering a barmaid in north London is set to be sentenced for killing a second woman.

Kasim Lewis, 32, was jailed for life with a minimum term of 29 years last May for the murder of 22-year-old Iuliana Tudos on Christmas Eve 2017.

Ms Tudos was attacked with a broken bottle in Finsbury Park as she walked home after a shift at the Worlds End pub in Camden.

Her naked body was found in a burned-out hut in the park three days after she disappeared.

Murder victim: Iuliana Tudos, 22, was found dead in Finsbury Park

Following his conviction for her murder, Lewis's DNA was linked to the death of Catherine Burke, who was stabbed to death in her 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 November 16 2017

Catherine Burke was killed a month before Ms Tudos (Met Police )

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.

Judge Richard Marks QC, who has previously described Lewis as "wicked beyond belief", will sentence him at the Old Bailey on Thursday.

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