Caroline Crouch and her baby girlCaroline Crouch's parents, a young British woman who was killed by her Greek husband, were granted temporary custody.A Greek court ruled Monday that Lydia, a one-year-old girl from Greece, would be granted custody for a month. After that, the court will make a decision on a permanent arrangement.Lydia will be staying with her maternal grandparents David and Susan Crouch on the Aegean Island of Alonissos near popular tourist destinations Skopelos, Skiathos.Ms Crouch (20 years old) was killed last month after she was found in her home with her infant daughter and husband, Babis Angnostopoulos (a pilot and instructor of flight), and was smothered.Charalambos Anagnostopoulos and Caroline Crouch on their wedding day at Praia do Canavial in Portugal - Athena PicturesFor more than a month, he claimed that a gang armed robbers broke into their home, tied him up and murdered his wife.Last week, his story collapsed under the weight of the evidence and he admitted to the crime. He was taken into custody to be held in Athens prison. He was charged with murder.He justified his cover-ups by saying that he couldn't bear to watch his daughter be robbed of her parents and sent to prison.On Monday, the court removed him from parental responsibility for Lydia.She has been living in Athens with her parents since May 11th, when he killed her. But she will be transferred to Alonissos this week.Babis Anagnostopoulos – Petros Giannakouris/APMs Crouchs parents had requested exclusive custody for Lydia.Thanasis Harmanis was Ms Crouchs grieving mother. She said that "He took my daughter from me." It will be a terrible loss if I lose my granddaughter.According to Mr Harmanis, Ms Crouch's parents waited with open arms for their granddaughter's arrival. "The island will give her the love she deserves."The court ruled Anagnostopoulos' parents have the right to visit Alonissos in order to see their granddaughter.The Greek social services weigh the home environment of each set of grandparents to determine who to give permanent custody.Lydia would spend six months of the year living with her parents, the pilots, and the rest with her parents on Alonissos.
