{"id":26215,"date":"2026-08-03T15:42:17","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T10:42:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=26215"},"modified":"2026-08-03T15:42:17","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T10:42:17","slug":"suspect-arrested-in-greece-after-british-womans-body-found-in-suitcase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=26215","title":{"rendered":"Suspect arrested in Greece 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<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>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<p> 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 &#8220;confessed his actions.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> &#8220;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,&#8221; they said.<\/p>\n<p> They had opened a criminal file against him for &#8220;intentional homicide, robbery and violation of firearms legislation,&#8221; they said.<\/p>\n<p> The woman, identified in media reports as Elisabeth-Jane Ross from Scotland, had come to Greece on June 26 and resided at a friend&#8217;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<p>Family said Ross, who went by Lisa, had told them that on July 15 she would go to Kypseli, where her &#8220;American friends&#8221; were, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/c89ndd4g0gjo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BBC News reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Police identified the suspect after analyzing video footage, according to the BBC.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;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&#8217;s bank cards to withdraw sums of money,&#8221; the police said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed__float-wrap\">\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\" data-ads=\"{\" extrawordcount=\"\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content \"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/08\/03\/4bb77f32-ae9d-477f-819b-c40bab8adf77\/thumbnail\/620x413\/7352c3bbbf91da7fc04c8fc7c5c1784c\/2026-07-31t114837z-616550145-rc2zomaxzlrh-rtrmadp-3-greece-crime-british.jpg#\" alt=\"Greek police investigate death of British woman found in a suitcase \" height=\"413\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/08\/03\/4bb77f32-ae9d-477f-819b-c40bab8adf77\/thumbnail\/620x413\/7352c3bbbf91da7fc04c8fc7c5c1784c\/2026-07-31t114837z-616550145-rc2zomaxzlrh-rtrmadp-3-greece-crime-british.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/08\/03\/4bb77f32-ae9d-477f-819b-c40bab8adf77\/thumbnail\/1240x826\/176df46eb3ef6ae255e009806a4da811\/2026-07-31t114837z-616550145-rc2zomaxzlrh-rtrmadp-3-greece-crime-british.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">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.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Louiza Vradi \/ REUTERS<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>During searches carried out at his home, police said they found and seized a replica pistol and a knife, BBC News reported.<\/p>\n<p>According to reports, the suspect said the victim was already dead when he found her.<\/p>\n<p> Interpol authorities in the U.S. helped identify the victim&#8217;s fingerprints, and liaison officers of the United Kingdom National Crime Agency and Scotland police cooperated in the investigation.<\/p>\n<p> &#8220;Despite advanced decomposition and adverse environmental conditions (investigators) managed to identify usable fingerprints belonging to the victim,&#8221; the police said.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement to BBC News, a Scottish government spokesperson said: &#8220;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. &#8220;<\/p>\n<section class=\"content__body--footer\">\n<\/section>\n<p>  <!-- data-recirc-source=\"queryly\" --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"component list recirculation component--type-recirculation  \">\n        <\/aside>\n<section class=\"content__body--footer\">\n      <!-- tags --><\/p>\n<section class=\"content__tags\">\n<p class=\"content__tags__label\">In:<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/section><\/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>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. 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