A man who did not shed a tear, and it was unclear whether he was shocked or very calm at seeing his wife dead on the bed. A man who saw his dog hanging from the banister of the staircase and just passed it by[/B] as if it never happened.
This is the image that police officer Christos Vardikos saw when he and a colleague entered the house of Sweet Waters responding to a call of duty. The witness was also questioned by Bampi Anagnostopoulos.
The witness described before the Mixed Jury Court the first images he saw and the first reactions of the accused, referring to "bad staging". In fact, in response to questions from the defence, he argued:""If this had happened to me, I would have climbed into the fig tree. I would not have sat down and I will call in a moment and see... it is a purely subjective judgment."
"The woman was tied behind her back with a grey scarf and had a second cloth around her neck. I untied her and took the baby from her. He untied the defendant and sat on the edge of the bed and started poking the woman if she was all right "are you all right darling" he said. We informed him that she was dead and he made actions that she was in shock and asked me to hold the baby. I gave it to him but because his movements were clumsy, he seemed in a state of mourning and I took the baby from him," he said, adding. We talked about it. Either he's very shocked or he's very calm."[/B]
Chairman: Did you see any extreme behavior?
Witness:It's a behavior ... we've been in these situations before and we haven't seen that reaction. That he didn't understand what had happened. Should I cry? Not to cry? Should I worry?
President:
Witness:[/B]
Witness: Something like that. I ended up holding the baby and it made an impression on us. We thought it was in shock and that's why I was holding it. Then after he left, we discussed with colleagues that we were impressed. There was no sign of tampering on the window as if it was taken out and resting on the floor. There was no broken glass either. There was a camera on the ground floor that was taken out and broken at all times. It is common in such actions.
Prosecutor:If this was not the condition, you would not have left the place untouched until the competent authority came!?
Witness: We did not touch the place. We just untied the defendant and took the baby. And Caroline, I lifted her head and took the cloth off, but she was dead. I was wearing gloves. I didn't contaminate the room by lifting the victim a little bit
Prosecutor: We were described a man in need of help and I am concerned about the description of the defendant as you were untying him. I wonder if he seemed convincing to you?
Witness:No. We thought it was odd that he was trying to make a phone call with his nose and he was tied backwards, since he was handcuffed with his hands in front of him. Mostly, I, who was emotionally involved because of the contact with the child, didn't understand anything. There were three perpetrators, he described them to us, they tied him up, he lost consciousness and doesn't remember ti happened afterwards.
"Badly staged"
According to the witness, after the incident was completed, in discussions he had with colleagues, they concluded that it was pen poor theater on the part of the defendant.
Prosecutor: I find critical your observation that he was in shock and had clumsy movements. But then you say he had a frozen look...
Witness:I remember we were untying him and he was shaking his wife to see if she was dead. At that moment it was like someone putting on an act, we discussed that afterwards. At that moment we saw a man in shock but then when we connected the pieces, especially the attendant told me something was wrong, from his reactions that he was telling us he was tied backwards while he was in front.
Chairman: Can you describe to us how he did when you told him she was dead?
Witness: Then he asked me for the baby. And he seemed in shock but he didn't shed a tear.
Prosecution:Did it occur to you that he might be a suspect?
Witness:Since I got over the initial image that was very strong for me regarding the child, it was poorly staged and amateurish. This was evident from our conversations a few minutes later. And in the acting talents of the defendant who was trying to mislead us. I could not accept that the father of the child killed the mother... I could not accept that the others said it smelled.
The accused asked the witness about it, insisting that he was mainly concerned about his child. "What struck me and upset me is the statement that after the incident I did not take my daughter in my arms. You saw me shaking and I gave you the child to get down the stairs safely and then I had my daughter in my arms and inside the police car the ambulance found me and by the time my parents arrived, you held the child for a minute until they took my (vital) functions.
Chairman: Do you remember how long you held the child?
Witness: I remember. You were only in your underwear and no shoes and you were sitting on the main staircase. I was the one who brought you your shoes and let the baby out of there a little bit. As far as I can remember you didn't hold it at all, at least for the first half hour. After the ambulance came it had been an hour and I don't remember who delivered it."
No reaction for Roxy
When asked by the prosecution, the witness claimed that Babis Anagnostopoulos showed no concern for the dog's death.
Prosecution:How did he react to learning that the family dog had been killed?
Witness: There was no reaction to the dog. We passed it by as if it didn't exist. He never asked what happened either...
Defendant:Either you didn't see me or you weren't near me. I saw my puppy and went to fall down the stairs. Do you remember that?
Witness: No. I didn't see any reaction from you. Now I don't know if something happened and I didn't see it...
Defendant:If you didn't see something it doesn't mean it wasn't happening. It doesn't mean there was apathy
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