image captionCaroline Crouch was born in the UK but grew up on the island of Alonnisos in the Aegean Sea
A 32-year-old pilot has confessed to the killing of his young British wife, Caroline Crouch, police say, in a crime that shocked Greece.
Babis Anagnostopoulos was picked up after attending his late wife's memorial service on the island of Alonnisos, where she grew up.
He had claimed three robbers had broken into the couple's home in Glyka Nera, near Athens, and tied him up on 11 May.
But after a lengthy investigation, police said his story did not add up.
They found no trace of the gang he claimed had tied him up, suffocated his wife and stolen €15,000 (£13,000; $18,000) in cash.
image captionWearing a bullet-proof vest, Babis Anagnostopoulos (centre) was seen escorted by armed police from Athens' court on Friday
Then they checked a range of technical devices to corroborate his account. Caroline Crouch's biometric watch revealed her pulse readings on the day she died. Babis Anagnostopoulos's movements were also tracked via his mobile phone, and the couple's surveillance system also highlighted discrepancies.
image captionDuring a memorial service on Thursday, Babis Anagnostopoulos was pictured hugging his late wife's mother
Although the suspect said he had been tied up, police said he had managed to use his phone at the time.
Crouch, 20, was born in the UK and moved with her parents to the picturesque Aegean island of Alonnisos as a child. She was living with her husband and baby in Glyka Nera when she was attacked.
Police initially posted a €300,000 reward for information in finding the killers, condemning the "barbarity" of the crime.
Five days after his wife's death, the pilot posted an Instagram picture from their wedding with the message: "Always together. Farewell my love."
image captionBabis Anagnostopoulos confessed after eight hours of questioning, police said
Detectives approached him after the memorial service on Alonnisos on Thursday, asking him to go with them to Athens, saying there had been a breakthrough in the inquiry and they wanted to identify a suspect. It was only when he arrived in the capital he was told that he was the suspect.
He confessed after eight hours of questioning, they said. Greek reports said he told police the couple had often argued in recent months.
A case that stunned Greeks
The killing has become a cause celebre in Greece. Initially, it raised concerns about possible domestic security, and the husband had alleged that a foreign gang had carried out the attack. A Georgian man was arrested in the early days of the inquiry as he crossed into neighbouring Bulgaria.
National TV interrupted coverage of the Euro 2020 football championships on Thursday night to bring details of the confession.
Cars and passers by stopped outside cafes in Athens to see the latest development, BBC reporter Kostas Koukoumakas reports.
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