Caroline Crouch’s heartbroken family may remove her wedding picture from grave to ‘erase all memory of killer husband’
MURDERED Caroline Crouch’s family are reportedly looking to remove a wedding image on her gravestone in a bid to erase all memory of her killer husband.
Currently the image shows the young mum, who was suffocated by husband Babis Anagnostopoulos, with a bouquet of flowers and the inscription: "Our beloved mother, wife and daughter".
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It comes after Greek Anagnostopoulos' own family have disowned him following his confession.
Caroline, 20, was found dead in her family home last month in an upmarket suburb of the Greek capital Athens, after being tortured and suffocated, with the couple's 11-month-old daughter Lydia beside her.
Her 33-year-old helicopter pilot husband had claimed she was killed by burglars.
But last week he confessed to murdering his wife after she threatened to leave him and take their baby daughter.
It comes as:
- Caroline's husband confessed to killing his wife
- He was described as a "top actor" by police
- Caroline's mum didn't suspect her daughter's husband "for a second"
- Caroline's diary reveals she was planning to leave her husband
- Babis admitted he was planning to hide Caroline's body
- He gets disowned by his family
A coroner's report revealed Caroline was asleep right before she suffered "an agonising, not instant death" with her husband smothering her for at least five to six minutes.
The Brit's cause of death was asphyxiation, reports.
Doctors said Caroline had several bruises on her lips and tongue, possibly caused by a sharp object.
According to data from Caroline's smartwatch, she died between 4.05am and 4.11am, when an increase in her heart rate was recorded.
He also told them he managed to tie his hands behind his legs and then "tied my legs to the boards of the bed".
Previously it had been revealed that black belt kickboxer Caroline had fought her husband for ten minutes before she died.
Babis spent more than a month claiming his wife was a victim of a gang of Albanian thieves who broke into the couple's home in Glyka Nera, near Athens.
The helicopter pilot has been described as a "top-class actor" by police as he was pretending to be devastated by his wife's death for 38 days.
Cops travelled to the island of Alonnisos where a memorial service for Caroline took place and asked him to follow them in order to give new testimony about the murder probe.
It is reported he told cops he "panicked" when he realised he had killed Caroline after holding her down in bed as the couple were having a late night row.
He also said he was considering hiding her body in a bid to mislead the police and claimed he did so because he didn't want his daughter to grow up without parents.
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He even admitted killing the family's puppy in order to make the crime scene more plausible.
Meanwhile, heart-breaking entries of Caroline's diary revealed the couple's troubled relationship and that the young mum was planning to leave Babis for a long time.
HOW YOU CAN GET HELP:
Women's Aid has this advice for victims and their families:
- Always keep your phone nearby.
- Get in touch with charities for help, including the Women’s Aid live chat helpline and services such as SupportLine.
- If you are in danger, call 999.
- Familiarise yourself with the Silent Solution, reporting abuse without speaking down the phone, instead dialing “55”.
- Always keep some money on you, including change for a pay phone or bus fare.
- If you suspect your partner is about to attack you, try to go to a lower-risk area of the house – for example, where there is a way out and access to a telephone.
- Avoid the kitchen and garage, where there are likely to be knives or other weapons. Avoid rooms where you might become trapped, such as the bathroom, or where you might be shut into a cupboard or other small space.
If you are a victim of domestic abuse, SupportLine is open Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 6pm to 8pm on 01708 765200. The charity’s email support service is open weekdays and weekends during the crisis – messageinfo@supportline.org.uk.
Women’s Aid provides a . from 10am to noon.
You can also call the freephone 24-hour National Domestic Abuse Helpline on 0808 2000 247.