{"id":25920,"date":"2026-08-03T08:11:30","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T03:11:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=25920"},"modified":"2026-08-03T08:11:30","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T03:11:30","slug":"greek-police-arrest-man-after-british-womans-body-found-in-suitcase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=25920","title":{"rendered":"Greek police arrest man after British woman&#8217;s body found in suitcase"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdnph.upi.com\/ph\/st\/th\/2941785714413\/2026\/i\/17857162228318\/v1.5\/Greek-police-arrest-man-after-British-womans-body-found-in-suitcase.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p><span class=\"story_dl\">Aug. 2 (UPI) &#8212;<\/span> Greek police announced Sunday they have arrested a man in connection with the grisly discovery of a British woman whose body had been stuffed into a suitcase and abandoned in an Athens neighborhood.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.astynomia.gr\/2026\/08\/02\/2-8-2026-exichniasthike-i-anthropoktonia-38chronis-ypikoou-m-vretanias-i-soros-tis-opoias-eiche-entopistei-se-egkataleleimmeno-ktirio-se-periochi-tis-kypselis-tin-18-07-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\">Hellenic Police said<\/a> a 26-year-old foreign man was identified as a suspect in the case and that he has been charged with manslaughter, robbery and violation of weapons laws.\n<\/p>\n<p>The victim was identified by police as a 38-year-old British woman whose body was discovered stuffed into a suitcase left in an abandoned building in the neighborhood of Kypseli at on July 18.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/dailymirror\/posts\/pfbid02PQYBQtiNrYLiXJExUntxTRJgaMFpeGaEXyEiuLfAaMAYx4uttqm4oEh9X8eii1Csl?__cft__[0]=AZbxmNE3RASKYHoSrxcNWXt8COEzNxzFaxczUog5wlRXMn7h5jgK6XV3-LOFgSIoUeQe3q9-7YiqFZ1Fsxo7Yf7_UpNpi5Ws50T8Bii9O-aS6LVELEFqWaQEiLGFsSLi0cWtsNGZ1AOitJ6xPE33FG8SX2ylTV_0uFi3RKRsCpd13w&amp;__tn__=%2CO%2CP-R\" target=\"_blank\">Multiple<\/a> media <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/clyx8762kj2o\" target=\"_blank\">reports<\/a> named the victim as Elisabeth-Jane Ross, a resident of Scotland.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities determined she had been dead for eight days before her body was discovered.<\/p>\n<p><emb><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Man arrested after death of British woman whose body was found inside suitcase in Athens\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FsN09u0WSxc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/emb><\/p>\n<p>They said the suspect confessed to his actions after being interrogated on Thursday, confirming to authorities he placed Ross&#8217; body in a suitcase and transported it to the abandoned site.<\/p>\n<p>The man later used victim&#8217;s bank cards to withdraw money from he accounts, police said.<\/p>\n<p>During searches carried out at his home, a replica pistol and a knife were found and seized, accounting for the weapons charge.\n<\/p>\n<p>Hellenic Police said they worked closely with British and Scottish counterparts in investigating the case.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aug. 2 (UPI) &#8212; Greek police announced Sunday they have arrested a man in connection with the grisly discovery of a British woman whose body had been stuffed into a suitcase and abandoned in an Athens neighborhood. 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