Husband of slain young wife in Glyka Nera to testify before prosecutor on Tuesday
An Athens prosecutor gave Babis Anagnostopoulos, self-confessed murderer of his young wife at Glyka Nera, until 10:00 on Tuesday to prepare his defense, it was reported on Friday.
Earlier in the day a prosecutor for the execution of judgements in Athens executed an arrest warrant for the 33-year-old husband pilot, who confessed the murder of his wife late on Thursday.
On Friday Anagnostopoulos was charged with the murder of Caroline Crouch, his 20-year-old wife and mother of their 11-month infant, after appearing before a public prosecutor in Athens. He will also face a criminal charge of animal abuse for the killing of the family's dog and lesser charges for giving false testimony to the police and casting suspicion on others for his actions.
Vassilis Spirou, the pilot's lawyer, told reporters that his client "said he is shattered by the fact of Caroline's death." Spirou added that his client "feels relieved" after confessing his crime.
Anagnostopoulos had originally told police that his wife was murdered by gun-wielding assailants who had broken into the couple's home. Late on Thursday, he confessed to killing his 20-year-old wife in their house in Glyka Nera after police confronted him with irrefutable evidence and of staging a robbery/murder.
