First Picture Of Afghan Boxer Accused Of Killing Charity Worker In Athens

Athens,Greece , Afghan boxer Sharif Ahmadzai And American wife Alaina / re: Elisabeth-Jane Ross a British woman whose body was woman?s body found stuffed in suitcase in Athens — Afghan boxer Sharif Ahmadzai is accused of killing Elisabeth Jane Ross

A boxer accused of dragging the body of a British charity worker in a suitcase and dumping her in an abandoned Athens house has been pictured.

Sharif Ahmadzai, 26, is suspected of killing Elisabeth Jane Ross, 38, on July 18.

She had told friends she was going to stay with an American couple but then vanished.

Her remains were discovered by a homeless man hidden in an abandoned house wrapped in a bin bag and stuffed in a suitcase.

Forensic reports found Elisabeth died from asphyxiation.

During interrogation, Ahmadzai allegedly told detectives Elisabeth was dead when he found her. He claimed he only put her in a suitcase so he could steal her money without drawing suspicion.

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Elisabeth-Jane Ross a British woman whose body was woman's body found stuffed in suitcase in Athens — Elisabeth Jane Ross is believed to have died from asphyxiation

Ahmadzai arrived in Lesvos in 2016, and later married American Alaina Hall in 2023. The couple worked together to help homeless people with their organisation Love Every Nation Athens through which they reportedly met Elisabeth.

Athens,Greece , Afghan boxer Sharif Ahmadzai And American wife Alaina .Collect — Afghan boxer Sharif Ahmadzai married American Alaina Hall in 2023 (Picture: Marc Giddings)

His wife allegedly told Hellenic Police her husband went missing on the evening of July 15.

But when she checked his shared location it showed him at Elisabeth’s flat.

The couple allegedly had a key to the flat, which they owned, where the Scottish woman was staying.

The woman, known as Elizabeth, whose body was found stuffed in a suitcase. — Elisabeth Jane Ross, from Scotland, was found dead in the Kypseli district in Athens

Pictured: Greek authorities remove the the body of a British woman that was found in a deserted building. Re: A body found in a suitcase in an abandoned building has been identified as that of a 38-year-old British woman Elisabeth Jane Ross, in the Kypseli district of Athens, Greece. Eleven days after the macabre find, police shed some light on the mystery of a body that until Wednesday had remained unidentified, after appealing to foreign law enforcement agencies. The woman, whose body was found wrapped in cloth and placed in a bin bag inside the suitcase, was described as 5ft 4in tall with auburn hair gathered back in a bun. She was wearing a black T-shirt and shorts but had no tattoos or other distinguishing marks. — Greek authorities remove body of Elisabeth Jane Ross from an abandoned building.
(Picture: Intime News/Athena Pictures)

Who is Sharif Ahmadzai?

Athens,Greece , Afghan boxer Sharif Ahmadzai Collect / re: Elisabeth-Jane Ross a British woman whose body was woman?s body found stuffed in suitcase in Athens — (Picture: Marc Giddings)

Ahmadzai appears to be a champion boxer in Greece.

He claims his father, a military commander in Kabul, was killed in a Taliban ambush when he was only four.

He then travelled through Lesbos, Greece, via Pakistan, Iran and Turkey in 2016.

He met his wife while she was volunteering at the migrant camp where he worked as a translator. They have had a child together this year.

He has also written a book about his journey from Afghanistan to Athens titled: From Hell to Home.

He wrote on Instagram: ‘For years I’ve carried this story in silence. Now I’m ready to tell it.

‘A memoir about loss, exile, survival, and rebuilding a life when everything has been taken away.’

Greek police said a 26-year-old from Afghanistan confessed in police interrogation and has been charged with manslaughter, robbery and weapon violations.

A raid of the suspect’s home found a fake pistol and a knife.

Detectives believe someone was sending messages on Elisabeth’s phone to create the false impression that she was still alive. It was then switched off when the case began to garner international attention.

The texts claim she ‘needed some time to herself’ and that she ‘wanted to be alone for a while’, according to media outlets in the country.

Police told Greek media: ‘The phone was being used. Text messages were even sent obviously with a view to making people believe she was still alive.

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