See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred SourceBy VIVEK CHAUDHARY, SENIOR REPORTER Published: 15:55 BST, 2 August 2026 | Updated: 16:22 BST, 2 August 2026
Greek police have charged a man with the murder of a British woman whose body was found in a suitcase in Athens.Elisabeth Jane Ross, 38 who was also known as Lisa, was discovered inside a suitcase by a homeless man in an abandoned carpark in the Kypseli district of Athens on 18 July.The man arrested is reported to be a 26-year-old Afghan national who confessed to the killing. He is believed to have met Ms Ross through her work helping refugees and homeless people.He was detained at an address in central Athens with police revealing that he had withdrawn money using Ms Ross’s bank cards after the killing, which helped them to track his movements.Her body was discovered on 18 July, three days after telling Greek friends she was staying with outside Athens that she was going to Kypseli to visit American friends.Police said in a statement that the man had been charged with murder, robbery and weapons offences.The statement added: ‘A 26-year-old foreign national has been identified in connection with the case; a criminal file has been opened against him for intentional homicide, robbery, and violations of weapons legislation.’Police revealed that fingerprint evidence was discovered on the suitcase while CCTV showed the man carrying it to the abandoned car park.The statement continued: ‘He was brought to the Division's headquarters on Thursday, July 30, 2026, and confessed to his actions.‘It was established that the 26-year-old placed the body in a suitcase and transported it to the abandoned site. Furthermore, in the days that followed, he used the victim's bank cards to withdraw cash.‘During searches conducted at his residence, a replica pistol and a knife were found and seized; consequently, he was arrested for violating the law on weapons.’Police are investigating the death of Elizabeth-Jane Ross, 38, after her body was found inside a suitcase in Athens, Greece on July 18The derelict space where the suitcase containing Ms Ross's body was found (pictured)
