Athens suitcase death: suspect admits hiding body but denies murder

Guardian World•Mon, Aug 3, 2026, 07:36 PM•2 min read

Police are focusing on Elisabeth-Jane Ross’s final hours in hope of discovering motive for her killing Greek authorities are investigating what may have motivated a 26-year-old Afghan man to kill a Scottish charity worker found dead in a suitcase in an abandoned building in Athens last month. In...

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