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Get you up to speed: Foreign national, 26, arrested after British woman found dead in suitcase in Athens | News World
Elisabeth Jane Ross, a 38-year-old British charity worker, was found dead in a suitcase in an abandoned building in the Kypseli district of Athens on July 18. A 26-year-old man from Afghanistan has been arrested and charged with manslaughter, robbery, and weapon violations after confessing to the crime.
Greek police are examining Elisabeth Jane Ross’s mobile phone, which remained active after her death, suggesting attempts to create the impression she was still alive. The 26-year-old suspect, charged with manslaughter and robbery, reportedly used the victim’s bank cards following her death.
Greek police have arrested a 26-year-old Afghan man who confessed to the murder of British charity worker Elisabeth Jane Ross, charged him with manslaughter, robbery, and weapon violations. Authorities are investigating the victim’s mobile phone, which showed suspicious activity after her death, indicating that someone attempted to mislead others into believing she was still alive.
What remains unclear — It is unknown who assisted the suspect in disposing of Elisabeth Jane Ross’s body or facilitating the use of her bank cards.
Man detained after British woman found dead in suitcase in Athens
Elisabeth Jane Ross was found dead last Saturday
A man has been arrested in connection with the death of a British charity worker found dead in Athens.
Elisabeth Jane Ross, 38, was found stuffed inside a suitcase and hidden in an abandoned building on July 18.
Greek police said a 26-year-old from Afghanistan confessed in police interrogation and has been charged with manslaughter, robbery and weapon violations.
Police said a raid of the suspect’s home found a fake pistol and a knife.
He is also suspected of using the victim’s bank card following her death.
The Scottish national would volunteer at local NGO charities and visit the Greek capital often, it has emerged.
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Known as Lisa, she would be seen talking to homeless people in the run-down sections of the city.
Detectives told local media they are investigating her mobile phone which ‘remained active’ after she died.
An abandoned building where the body of a British 38-year-old woman, Elisabeth Ross, was found (Picture: Reuters)
They believe someone was sending messages to create the false impression that she was still alive. It was then switched off when the case began to garner international attention.
The texts claim she ‘needed some time to herself’ and that she ‘wanted to be alone for a while’, according to media outlets in the country.
Police told Greek media: ‘The phone was being used. Text messages were even sent obviously with a view to making people believe she was still alive.
Greek authorities remove body of Elisabeth Jane Ross from an abandoned building.
(Picture: Intime News/Athena Pictures)
A homeless man found Elisabeth’s body after following a ‘bad smell’ into an empty building. He then saw something coming out of a suitcase which ‘looked like a human limb’.
Elisabeth Jane Ross, from Scotland, was found dead in the Kypseli district in Athens on Saturday
Hellenic Police said that specialised officers carried out biological tests on the composed body. They managed to retrieve a set of fingerprints but were not on any Greek databases. The information was shared with US authorities who found them to be identical to those of a 38-year-old British citizen.
Elisabeth entered the country on June 26 and resided in a friendly residence in the Piraeus area until July 10, 2026, when she left for an unknown destination within Attica.
‘It emerged that the 26-year-old placed the body in a suitcase and transported it to the abandoned site.
‘In fact, in the following days, the 26-year-old used the victim’s bank cards to withdraw money.’
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Morocco reports 11 dead in Ceuta crossing attempt amid migrant surge
Death Toll Confirmed
Morocco’s interior ministry reported that 11 people died attempting to reach Spain’s Ceuta, with 10 drowning and one falling from a rocky area.
Morocco’s interior ministry reported that 11 people died attempting to reach Spain’s Ceuta, with 10 drowning and one falling from a rocky area.
Diplomatic Tensions
Spain’s migration policies have faced significant scrutiny within the EU, exacerbated by diverging casualty figures and a surge of over 60,000 attempted crossings into Ceuta.
Spain’s migration policies have faced significant scrutiny within the EU, exacerbated by diverging casualty figures and a surge of over 60,000 attempted crossings into Ceuta.
Official Statement
Rachid El Khalfi stated, “We are working in coordination with Spain to verify these figures and to identify bodies found on Spanish territory.”
Rachid El Khalfi stated, “We are working in coordination with Spain to verify these figures and to identify bodies found on Spanish territory.”
Morocco reports 11 Ceuta deaths, sharply conflicting Spanish figures
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Morocco’s interior ministry has issued its first toll for those who died trying to reach Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta last week, saying 11 people had died, which is significantly lower than the number issued by Spain, which was at least 72 people.
Tens of thousands of potential migrants crossed into the territory between Wednesday and Friday, sparking diplomatic tension within the European Union as some member states criticised Spain’s lack of action and loose migration policies.
Rachid El Khalfi, a spokesman for Morocco’s interior ministry, said that of the 11 who died, 10 had drowned, while an eleventh person fell from a rocky area.
Morocco also announced that they were working in coordination with Spain to verify these figures and to identify bodies found on Spanish territory
Meanwhile, the ministry blamed the sudden surge on the “malicious exploitation” of social media and the “spread of misleading information”.
But it also cited “misinterpretations of legal provisions”, a reference to a July 8 Spanish Supreme court ruling that migrants arriving by sea should not be returned as quickly as others.
The ministry reported 40,000 attempts to cross into Ceuta unlawfully.
A further 1,135 people sought to illegally enter the Spanish enclave of Melilla, located further east, but were promptly returned to Moroccan territory, the ministry added.
Spain states that over 60,000 people succeeded in entering Ceuta in recent days, though the majority have since returned to Morocco.
The Moroccan Association for Human Rights (AMDH) noted that there were “nearly 130 victims”, alongside dozens of others who remain missing.
Prosecutors have launched an official inquiry into the events, according to the ministry.
Additional sources • AFP
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