Tragic pics of rescue dog strangled by Caroline Crouch’s monster husband as he staged fake break-in to cover up murder
TRAGIC pictures have been released of the dog that Caroline Crouch's killer husband smothered as he staged a fake break-in to cover up her murder.
The body of the family's pet dog Roxy was found by police hanging lifeless on the bannister of their home in Athens, Greece.
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After suffocating Caroline, 20, Babis Anagnostopoulos, killed their pet dog before moving the pup to the stairs.
He strung up the one-year-old dog to make it seem more credible that burglars had entered the home and murdered his wife and pet.
The animal shelter where Roxy was adopted from posted a picture of the pup on May 19 reminiscing over the day the pup was introduced to Caroline and Babis.
"Appointment booked for the next day on the one hand with Roxy and on the other hand the sweet Caroline cuddle with little Lydia and Babis.
"They fell in love with our little one at first sight and didn't take long to leave this time with their new family member, little Roxy.
"Caroline's family was one of those we volunteers consider as role models."
Meanwhile, Caroline's parents will today apply for full custody of their 11-month-old granddaughter.
David and Susan Crouch will file a request to care for Lydia at the family court in Athens.
Babis’ parents are looking after 11-month-old Lydia and say they want to agree on custody terms.
But Thanassis Harmanis, the Crouch family lawyer, said Caroline’s parents, who live on Greek island Alonissos, want to look after her.
He said: “You cannot give the child to the parents of a murderer.”
In a testimony today, twisted Babis shamelessly blamed Caroline for her murder stating that she became aggressive after a miscarriage.
It was revealed that Caroline penned heartbreaking diary entries in code to secretly record the horrifying abuse she faced at the hands of her killer husband.
Excerpts depict a rocky and controlling marriage with her Greek helicopter pilot husband, which led her to threaten to leave him.
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It is believed the diaries, some of which were written in code, chronicle disturbing details of Crouch’s deteriorating and abusive marriage in the run-up to Babis strangling her. reports .
But Greek prosecutors have banned further publication of the secret diaries, arguing that they could prejudice the trial.
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