BABIS ANAGNOSTOPOULOS confessed to the murder of his wife and British mum, Caroline Crouch.

This is all you need to know on the Greek pilot and the sentence he received for his horrifying crimes.

Who is Babis Anagnostopoulos?

Babis Anagnostopoulos is a 33-year-old helicopter pilot from Greece.

His family made international headlines after his 20-year-old wife Caroline Crouch was murdered in their Athens home on May 11, 2021.

He initially claimed they were victims of a gang burglary, but has since confessed to her murder.

How did he meet Caroline Crouch?

Caroline and Anagnostopoulos began dating while she was a teenager.

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The pair are believed to have married in Portugal in 2019.

What happened to Caroline Crouch?

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.

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A police spokesman said he found Anagnostopoulos handcuffed to the floor near Caroline and had duct tape over his eyes and mouth.

The family's pet husky was also strangled with its own lead and left on a fence.

When did Babis Anagnostopoulos confess?

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.

The authorities said in a statement: "The culprit is her 33-year-old husband who has confessed to the act."

Police have described him as a "top class actor" after staging the elaborate crime scene and keeping up with the sick charade as the grieving widower for over a month.

The disgraced helicopter pilot even drowned the family dog and hung its body from a stair banister to blame it on the burglars and strengthen his story, investigators said.

According to reports, Anagnostopoulos 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.

"She pushed me and punched me.

"My judgement became blurred, I strangled her and then I staged the robbery."

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In a text message found on Caroline's phone, it had become apparent that the student had indeed threatened to leave the man she had first met as a teenager just hours before her own murder. 

Where is Babis Anagnostopoulos now?

Anagnostopoulos is now in prison as the a mixed court of jurors and judges unanimously agreed that he should receive the worst penalty under Greek law, as reported by The Guardian.

He is now serving a life-long prison sentence for the premeditated murder of Caroline Crouch, a jail term of 11 years and six months for brutally killing their dog and a fine of €21,000.

Even his lawyer went on to say that this verdict was "expected" and now the 34-year old is expected to live decades behind bars.

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