Man charged with killing Scottish woman in Athens is back in court

6 Aug 2026 • 5:57 PM MYT
The Independent
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Man charged with killing Scottish woman in Athens is back in court

  • A 26-year-old boxer, Sharif Ahmadzai, has appeared in an Athens court accused of killing Scottish aid worker Elisabeth-Jane Ross.
  • Ms Ross's body, 38, was discovered in a suitcase in a derelict building in the Kypseli area of the Greek capital on 18 July.
  • Ahmadzai faces charges of homicide with intent and allegedly stealing over 10,000 euros from Ms Ross's bank accounts using her cards.
  • Greek officials state Ahmadzai admitted moving the body but denies the homicide allegations, which are equivalent to murder in Scotland.
  • The suspect is also accused of sending messages from Ms Ross's phone to her contacts and then impersonating a jihadist to her friends after buying a new phone.

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