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Funeral of Brit mum killed by burglars in front of baby will be held today

THE funeral of a Brit mum killed by burglars in front of her 11-month-old baby will be held on her Greek island home today.

Caroline Crouch, 20, was strangled and suffocated by a masked gang who broke in to steal more than £30,000 in cash and gems.

The funeral of a Brit mum killed by burglars in front of her 11-month-old baby will be held on her Greek island home today
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The funeral of a Brit mum killed by burglars in front of her 11-month-old baby will be held on her Greek island home today
Caroline Crouch was killed by burglars in front of her husband and baby daughter
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Caroline Crouch was killed by burglars in front of her husband and baby daughterCredit: Tim Stewart

Her husband, Charalambos Anagnostopoulos, 32, was flying with her body yesterday to the Greek island of Alonisso, where she grew up with her British dad David and Filipina mum Susan.

Today, shops and businesses will close as a mark of respect as her funeral takes place.

Caroline was murdered in Athens on Tuesday.

The couple’s dog was also killed and their baby, Lydia, was threatened.

Helicopter pilot Charalambos was tied up.

He said: “I realised that my wife was dead when the police released me.”

Baby Lydia, 11 months, is taken from the crime scene in Athens
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Baby Lydia, 11 months, is taken from the crime scene in AthensCredit: Athena
The crooks may have been tipped off that the couple had a stash of banknotes at home
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The crooks may have been tipped off that the couple had a stash of banknotes at homeCredit: Tim Stewart
Caroline may have been strangled with her own t-shirt
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Caroline may have been strangled with her own t-shirtCredit: Supplied as a technical service. No is implied or inferred.
The gang subjected her to a prolonged attack
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The gang subjected her to a prolonged attackCredit: Tim Stewart
Police at the crime scene in a suburb of Athens
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Police at the crime scene in a suburb of AthensCredit: Rex
Husband of Brit mum killed by burglars recalls the moment he realised his wife was dead
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