Afghan boxer appears in court in connection with death of Scottish woman

Sharif Ahmadzai leaving court after the hearing The man suspected of killing a Scottish aid worker in Greece has appeared in court in Athens. The body of Elisabeth Jane Ross was found in a suitcase at an abandoned building on 18 July, days after she had been reported missing. Sharif Ahmadzai, who is 26 and from Afghanistan, arrived at the Public Prosecutor's Office at the Athens Court of First Instance at about 09:40 local time for the hearing, which took place in private. He had been arrested on suspicion of homicide with intent, robbery and weapons offences. The case has been deferred until Thursday.

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Scoop News DeskGreece · Published Wednesday, August 5, 2026 at 8:28 AM UTCUpdated Wednesday, August 5, 2026 at 8:41 AM UTC

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Elisabeth Jane Ross is believed to have been working with immigrants in Greece Police said Ross - who is from Edinburgh and is known to family and friends as Lisa - arrived in Greece on 26 June and stayed in the Kertasini area of Piraeus until 10 July. Sharif Ahmadzai, 26, arrived at the court building in a grey car Watch our pick of standout clips from across the BBC Huge SpaceX rocket part believed to have hit Moon as Nasa prepares to study crash Peer urges Tories to block candidate jailed for antisemitic abuse against her Dewormer and scabies drugs being sold as cancer treatments, BBC investigation finds The cost of being single – and how friends are teaming up to beat it Are summer sandals killing your feet?

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