Suspect jailed pending trial in killing of Scottish aid worker in Athens
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A man accused of killing a Scottish aid worker in Athens and hiding her body in a suitcase has been jailed pending his trial for murder. The 26-year-old…
A 26-year-old Afghan man accused of murdering Scottish aid worker Elisabeth Jane Ross and hiding her body in a suitcase has been jailed pending trial for premeditated homicide in Athens, Greece. The suspect, who entered Greece as an unaccompanied minor in 2016, was granted international protection status in 2018 and had no previous criminal record.
He appeared before an investigative magistrate on Thursday, escorted by police officers wearing face coverings due to data protection laws that prevent the naming of criminal suspects without consent. The body of the 38-year-old victim was discovered on July 18 in a decomposed state during a heat wave in the Kypseli district. Police initially detained the suspect on weapons charges; however, he is now charged with murder and theft of over 10,000 euros from the victim's accounts.
Greek authorities await tissue-analysis results to confirm whether suffocation caused the victim's death.
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