Afghan man charged in Greek suitcase murder of British tourist

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Afghan man charged in Greek suitcase murder of British tourist
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Greek police charged a 26-year-old Afghan national with homicide, robbery and weapons offences for the death of a 38-year-old British woman whose body was found in a suitcase in an Athens abandoned building; fingerprints confirmed the victim’s identity as Elisabeth-Jane Ross from Scotland, and investigators say the suspect admitted placing the body in the suitcase, transporting it to the site, and using the victim’s bank cards to withdraw cash, with a replica pistol and a knife seized at his home and cooperation with Interpol and UK authorities (NCA and Police Scotland).

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