HEARTLESS TO THE END

Caroline Crouch’s ‘killer’ husband begged cops to let him visit her grave before he was hauled to police HQ

THE 'KILLER' husband of Caroline Crouch allegedly begged police officers to let him visit her grave before he was quickly hauled to the police headquarters.

A few hours later Babis Anagnostopoulos, 33, confessed to smothering with a pillow his 20-year-old wife after she "vowed to leave with their baby" and staging a burglary in order to keep custody of their baby daughter Lydia.

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about his reaction when he saw the cops approaching.

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"You need to follow us, some serious evidence about the case has emerged," they said to him while Babis begged them to let him visit his wife grave.

"No, you have to follow us now, a man has been arrested in Eleftherios Venizelos who fits the description of Caroline 's killer and we have to go there to identify him," the police insisted.

Anagnostopoulos did not resist and followed them to Athens.

His former employed said Babis was very emotional during the service.

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"He was crying, he was looking at Caroline's photo and cry. I don't know if he cried for real or out of guilt.

"His behaviour was always calm and restrained.

"We cannot accept he killed her- nor Caroline's family can believe it."

After eight hours of interrogation, the 33-year-old confessed to killing the mum and staging the elaborate crime scene as well as drawing the family dog.

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Babis blamed the killing on a gang of Albanian criminals and was pretending to be devastated by his wife's death for over a month.

The pilot later confessed to murdering his wifeCredit: Tim Stewart
The pilot staged the crime scene and even drowned the family dog
The 33-year-old had initially blamed his wife's death to a gang who burst into the couple's home
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He was playing the role of the grieving widower for weeks
He was surrounded by armed cops

According to reports, he eventually broke down saying: "That night we had been arguing from early on.

"At some point she threw the child in her cot and she told me to get up and leave the house.

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"She pushed me and punched me. My judgement became blurred, I strangled her and then I staged the robbery."

Earlier today Anagnostopoulos arrived at court wearing a bullet-proof vest and was charged with intentional homicide and animal abuse.

He requested an extension of the deadline which was accepted and he is expected to present his defence on Tuesday.

Cops were able to identify him as the alleged killer after discovering digital evidence that disrupted his timeline of the alleged robbery.

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He had originally claimed that robbers burst into his home, tied him up and blindfolded him, before torturing and killing Caroline in front of their 11-month-old daughter.

An app on his phone that tracks steps helped police to find out that Babis was actually active during the time he claimed he was tied.

Meanwhile Caroline's smart watch showed her heart had stopped beating hours before the robbery.

Detectives also revealed the security camera had tampered earlier than the pilot claimed.

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Officers said the couple had been bickering in the lead-up to the killing, as a text message exchange showed one had called the other "stupid".

The couple had argued hours before the killing

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Friends said Caroline "could not have the time she wanted with her friends and she was constantly expressing her complaints about his behavior," Greek news site Ethnos reported.

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Caroline had allegedly messaged a pal on the night of May 11, telling them she was leaving Babis.

Data from her phone also showed that the young mum had tried to book herself into a hotel on the night she died, detectives said.

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