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Greek pilot who ‘murdered’ British wife pictured in maximum security prison

Greek pilot who murdered British wife pictured in maximum security prison
Babis Anagnostopoulos is being held at a maximum-security jail on suspicion of wife Caroline Crouch’s murder (Pictures: Intime News/Athena Pictures)

The husband of murdered British woman Caroline Crouch has been pictured behind bars at the maximum-security prison where he is being held on suspicion of the brutal killing.

Babis Anagnostopoulos, 33, could be seen walking around the exercise yard at the notorious Korydallos prison on the outskirts of Athens.

The Greek government has previously vowed to close the facility because the conditions inside are so dire, but Anagnostopoulos is reportedly being housed in its ‘VIP’ wing.

Photos published in the Greek media on Saturday show the inside of his cell, which comes with a toilet and shower, along with a TV, set of furniture and a large window.

He also has a fan to help cool off in the searing 36C heat wave, MailOnline reports.

Anagnostopoulos has become the country’s most notorious prisoner after confessing to his wife’s murder after initially claiming she had died in a robbery gone wrong.

Babis Anagnostopoulos, the confessed perpetrator of Caroline Crouch 's murder in Glyka Nera, has been in Korydallos prison Taken from here without permission https://www.in.gr/2021/06/26/greece/glyka-nera-ayto-einai-keli-tou-syzygoktonou-ston-korydallo-zoi-aneseis-akoma-kai-sti-fylaki/
Anagnostopoulos has been pictured behind bars in Korydallos prison

Fellow inmates at Korydallos are said to be furious at the perceived soft treatment he has received in an ‘exclusive’ section, with his lawyer unable to visit amid fears violence could break out.

Prisoners on other wings are said to languish in conditions described as ‘degrading’ and ‘inhuman’.

One prison warden was quoted telling Greek TV: ‘It’s as if he’s at home and enjoying his life. There is a lot of anger at the luxury he is getting.’

Anagnostopoulos’ trial is not expected to take place for another 18 months.

Pictured: Charalambos (Babis) Anagnostopoulos, with wife Caroline Crouch and their baby, Caroline was murdered in Glyka Nera in the outskirts of Athens, Greece. Re: Caroline Crouch has been killed in front of her 11 month old daughter after thieves broke into the home she shared with her husband Charalambos (Babis) Anagnostopoulos in Glyka Nera, near Athens, Greece.The woman, 20, was first tortured and then strangled to death in the raid which began around 5am Tuesday, police said.Thieves first tied up the woman's husband then went to her room where she was sleeping next to their daughter, tied her up, and killed her.
Anagnostopoulos pictured with wife Caroline Crouch and their baby (Picture: Athena Pictures)
Pictured: Charalambos (Babis) Anagnostopoulos being led to a magistrate guarded by police in Athens, Greece. Tuesday 22 June 2021 Re: Charalambos (Babis) Anagnostopoulos, the husband of Caroline Crouch, who was killed in front of her 11 month old daughter is due to appear before a Magistrate, after being charged with her murder at their home in Glyka Nera, near Athens, Greece. The woman, 20, was allegedly first tortured and then strangled to death.
Anagnostopoulos being led to a magistrate guarded by police in Athens (Picture: Intime News/Athena Pictures)

Ms Crouch was smothered by her husband at their home in Glyka Nera, near Athens, as their daughter Lydia lay nearby.

Anagnostopoulos initially claimed three burglars had broken in, describing how he ‘begged’ them not to harm his family.

Despite insisting no cash was in the house, he said they tied his wife up and strangled her.

But police revealed last week that Anagnostopoulos had confessed to the brutal killing in fit of rage after Ms Crouch threatened to divorce him and take their baby with her.

Detectives also unearthed data from her watch which was said to pinpoint the moment her heart stopped beating – hours before the alleged botched burglary.

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