What happened to Caroline Crouch’s baby?
CAROLINE CROUCH was a Brit mum who was brutally murdered in front of her baby, by her husband in May 2021.
The Greek helicopter pilot, Babis Anagnostopoulos confessed to killing the mother of their baby.
What happened to Caroline Crouch's baby?
Caroline Crouch and Babis Anagnostopoulos's baby daughter was born in June 2020.
Lydia was just 11 months old when her father brutally murdered her mother.
She had been sent to live with Anagnostopoulos' parents Georgia and Kostas following the May 11, 2021, killing.
In July 2021, a judge ruled that the baby should be handed over to Caroline's parents.
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Lydia will be raised on the island of Alonissos, where Caroline's Brit dad David and mum Susan, live.
Babis had wanted to raise his daughter from prison but a judge struck down his parental rights, giving them instead to Caroline's parents.
On July 29, 2021, Lydia was seen being carried to a car by Anagnostopoulos' mum to be sent to Caroline Crouch's parents.
The killer's mum was holding a bag with all of Lydia's belongings.
The court ruled that grandparents Georgia and Kostas Anagnostopoulos can see their granddaughter five times a week between 10am and 2pm but only on Alonissos.
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Who was Caroline Crouch and what happened to her?
Caroline was a Brit who grew up in Greece
She started dating Anagnostopoulos when she was a teen, eventually marrying him.
On May 11, 2021, Caroline was allegedly tortured and strangled in front of her 11-month-old daughter at her house in an upmarket Athens suburb.
Police found Caroline's lifeless body next to her crying daughter later that morning.
Lydia, the couple's daughter, was not harmed.
A police spokesman said he found Anagnostopoulos handcuffed to the floor near Caroline with duct tape over his eyes and mouth.
The family's pet husky was strangled with its own lead and left hanging in the home.
Where is Babis Anagnostopoulos now?
On June 17, 2021, Anagnostopoulos confessed to murdering his wife after she vowed to leave him.
Anagnostopoulos admitted to smothering her after more than eight hours of interrogation in the homicide department of Athens' police headquarters.
In May 2022, Anagnostopoulos was convicted of premeditated murder by three full-time judges and four jurors at the Athens Mixed Jury Court and received a life prison sentence for it.
He was further given 11 years and six months along with a fine of €21,000 for animal abuse after he brutally killed their dog.
Anagnostopoulos was also found guilty of perverting the court of justice after the discovery of his elaborate lies.
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Even his lawyer admitted that this verdict was "expected" and will now probably live decades behind bars.
He is currently held in the Korydallos Prison, which is known to be one of the toughest prisons in Greece.