Man accused of murdering British woman found in suitcase in Athens appears in court

Craig Munro | Senior Politics Reporter Published August 5, 2026 9:04am Updated August 5, 2026 2:14pm To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video A man accused of killing a Scottish charity worker before putting her body in a suitcase and wheeling it through Athens has appeared at a court in the Greek capital. Sharif Ahmadzai, 26, is widely reported to be the individual who is suspected of killing Elisabeth-Jane Ross, 38. Her body was discovered by a homeless man in a derelict building in the Kypseli area of the city on July 18 – just a few minutes’ walk from the court where today’s hearing took place in private. The suspect arrived this morning alongside police officers and was escorted back out again around an hour later,