{"id":96281,"date":"2026-08-03T10:44:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T10:44:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/96281\/"},"modified":"2026-08-03T10:44:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T10:44:11","slug":"suspect-arrested-in-greece-after-british-womans-body-found-in-suitcase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/96281\/","title":{"rendered":"Suspect arrested in Greece after British woman’s body found in suitcase"},"content":{"rendered":"

Greek police on Sunday said they had arrested a suspect in their investigation into the death of a British woman whose body was found in a suitcase in Athens this month.<\/p>\n

The police in a statement said they had arrested a 26-year-old man, identified in media reports as an Afghan national, adding that he had “confessed his actions.”<\/p>\n

“Officers of the Directorate for Combating Organized Crime have solved the homicide of a 38-year-old U.K. national, whose body was found inside a suitcase in an abandoned building in the Kypseli area on July 18,” they said.<\/p>\n

They had opened a criminal file against him for “intentional homicide, robbery and violation of firearms legislation,” they said.<\/p>\n

The woman, identified in media reports as Elisabeth-Jane Ross from Scotland, had come to Greece on June 26 and resided at a friend’s home in the Piraeus area until July 10, at which point she departed for an unknown destination within the greater Athens area, they said.<\/p>\n

Family said Ross, who went by Lisa, had told them that on July 15 she would go to Kypseli, where her “American friends” were, BBC News reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Police identified the suspect after analyzing video footage, according to the BBC.<\/p>\n

“It emerged that the 26-year-old placed the body in a suitcase and transported it to the abandoned premises. Furthermore, in the days that followed, the 26-year-old used the victim’s bank cards to withdraw sums of money,” the police said.<\/p>\n

\"Greek<\/p>\n

An abandoned building where the body of a British 38-year-old woman, Elisabeth Ross, was found in a suitcase on July 18th, in Athens, Greece, July 31, 2026.<\/p>\n

Louiza Vradi \/ REUTERS<\/p>\n

During searches carried out at his home, police said they found and seized a replica pistol and a knife, BBC News reported.<\/p>\n

According to reports, the suspect said the victim was already dead when he found her.<\/p>\n

Interpol authorities in the U.S. helped identify the victim’s fingerprints, and liaison officers of the United Kingdom National Crime Agency and Scotland police cooperated in the investigation.<\/p>\n

“Despite advanced decomposition and adverse environmental conditions (investigators) managed to identify usable fingerprints belonging to the victim,” the police said.<\/p>\n

In a statement to BBC News, a Scottish government spokesperson said: “This is an extremely distressing time for the family of Elisabeth-Jane Ross and it is important that their privacy is respected while enquiries continue. “<\/p>\n

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