Greek helicopter pilot sentenced to life in prison in prison after found guilty of brutally murdered his British-Greek wife in their home and strangled them dog in offer to cover up in killing.
Babis Anagostopoulos, 34, was convicted. of in murder of Caroline Crouch, 20 in May 2021 when the couple turns 11 months old. daughter sleeping in in house. The court had previously heard that the child was found lying next her mother lifeless body.
He was sentenced to life imprisonment in prison for her murder and another 10 years for killing them dog
He was a civil aviation pilot and flight instructor. also found guilty of trying to mislead the police for weeks, claiming that Crouch was killed by armed intruders who broke into them home.
He initially told the police that he was tied up up four robbers who put gun his child’s head strangled his wife and then left with £10,000 in cash.
But the police said that the examination of mobile devices, smart watches with a heart rate the monitor used by Crouch and the cameras set a timeline that conflicted with pilot testimony.
He also strangled family dog Roxy, in order give the meaning of his story about family became a victim of intruders demanding to transfer their family hidden values, heard the Athenian court.
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The incident stirred up national outrage, prompting authorities to pledge €300,000 (£254,000) reward for information about crime.
Killer in the end abandoned break-in story in service of claiming that his wife died as a result of a quarrel between a couple over their daughtercare. But prosecutors claimed that Anagostopoulos deliberately strangled her while she slept in them home.
He previously confessed killing his wife, but denied premeditated murder, which carries a life sentence.
More than a month after his wife’s death, Anagnostopoulos was arrested after attending a memorial service for she is next to her family home on Aegean island of Alonissos. He witnessed him hugging Crouch. mother before being taken away.
Last week, the pilot reportedly told the court he had “no excuses.” for killing his wife as he pleaded for forgiveness.
Anagostopoulos is said to have told the court in In Athens, he told, “what exactly happened in every detail and honestly. It won’t be an excuse, I haven’t tried to rationalize anything since that day.”
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He added: “No excuses for what’s happened year ago. Not to myself, not anyone. What was lost year back is irreplaceable.
“She didn’t deserve what happened, our dog didn’t deserve or anyone more. The word “sorry” is not enough. No matter how many times I tell her now that I’m sorry she won’t enjoy her life.”
Crouch’s diary entries are readable out in court last Tuesday claimed to have told Anagnostopoulos that she wanted end their relationship. This is also she showed wanted leave her husband before she got pregnant, but not want her daughter grow up without both parents.
Eventually Crouch told Anagnostopoulos that she wanted end their relationship in July 2020 when baby was a month.
Reporting from the court last week suggested Anagnostopoulos break down in tears when the court heard excerpts from her diary detailing their turbulent relationship.
Discussing it daughter on On Wednesday, Anagostopoulos told the court: “It doesn’t matter how many times I apologize to our child for does not grow up next her mother or to mine mother-in-law for trust me, it doesn’t matter. There are no words.”
