Athens Police Arrest 26-Year-Old Boxer in Elisabeth Ross Killing as CCTV, Bank Card Use Emerge
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Updated · BBC.com · Aug 4
Athens Police Arrest 26-Year-Old Boxer in Elisabeth Ross Killing as CCTV, Bank Card Use Emerge
3 articles · Updated · BBC.com · Aug 4
Summary
Elisabeth Ross, 38, was found dead in a suitcase in an abandoned Kypseli building on July 18, and Afghan boxer Sharif Ahmadzai, 26, is due in an Athens court on Wednesday.
Greek police say Ahmadzai had a key to Ross's apartment, was captured on verified footage carrying a suitcase believed to hold her body, and used her bank cards to withdraw money.
Location data from an app used by Ahmadzai's wife also placed him at 9 Rethymnou Street—the site where Ross's body was found—in the days before the discovery.
Ross had arrived in Greece on June 26 and told friends she was going to Kypseli on July 15 to meet "American friends"; police are still trying to trace those contacts and are fast-tracking toxicology tests.