Afghan arrested over murder of 38-year-old Briton found in suitcase in Greece

Greek police have arrested and charged a 26-year-old Afghan national with the murder of a 38-year-old British woman whose body was found stuffed in a suitcase in Athens in July.

Elisabeth Jane Ross: Afghan man arrested after body of British woman found stuffed in suitcase in Athens  GB News

The 38-year-old woman's body was discovered inside a derelict building in Athens by a homeless man earlier this month.

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The body of Elisabeth-Jane Ross, 38, from the Edinburgh area, was discovered inside a suitcase by a homeless man in a derelict building in the Kypseli area of Athens

The body of Elizabeth Jane Ross, from Scotland, was found by a homeless man in the district of Kypseli in the Greek capital on Saturday, July 18.

The body of Elisabeth Jane Ross was found inside a suitcase in a derelict Athens building last month

Elisabeth Jane Ross, also known as Lisa, 38, was found dead inside a suitcase in an abandoned building in the Kypseli district of Athens on Saturday, July 18

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