Blushing bride Vicky Soteriou before her big fat Greek wedding on 6 November 1994, wearing the lavish headdress she ordered from Italy

Proud new mum Vicky Soteriou poses with her new baby daughter, Marie, in 1996

Vicky on one of the couple’s many jet-setting trips, pictured outside the Greek bar in which Chris had an investment

Glamour couple Chris and Vicky Soteriou enjoying a romantic meal on holiday in Cyprus

Chris and Vicky on the Bridge of Sighs in the Italian city of Venice, 2001

Vicky Soteriou posing with bubbles at Crown Towers on her fortieth birthday, wearing the flashy dress her husband had bought for her girls’ night out, December 2006

A reinvented Vicky Soteriou shortly before the attempted murder, with her new nose and killer cleavage

A montage showing the cards and letters Vicky regularly wrote for her devoted husband, describing how she loved him to death. Included at left are snapshots of the couple when they first met and the deceitful birthday card given to Chris on what should have been his last birthday

Vicky Soteriou toasting Chris’s health and happiness at his surprise birthday party, 2 January 2010

Chris Soteriou in a coma, bloated and unrecognisable from drugs, after the attempt on his life

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The accused housewife arrives at Melbourne Magistrates’ Court for her committal hearing, March 2011

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Evil has a face: Vicky outside the court, March 2011

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Vicky escorted from the Supreme Court after being found guilty of attempted murder, October 2011

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A jubilant Chris and his supporters outside court after Vicky's sentencing, November 2011. Left of Chris is his sister Penny and his brother-in-law George (Soula's husband). Behind Penny is Noel McNamara (Victim of Crime Advocate). Right of Chris are Helen and his niece Anastasia, and brother John, with Chris's friend Len Harper behind. Right at back is one of the informant detectives Mick Dolan

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