00:00A 26-year-old suspect accused of the murder of a British woman, Elizabeth Jane Ross, was brought before the
00:07prosecutor in Athens on Wednesday to answer charges in the case that has shocked Greece.
00:14It comes after the remains of a 38-year-old British woman were found inside a suitcase in an abandoned
00:20building in Kipseli.
00:22Charged with first-degree murder, robbery, and violations of firearms laws, the suspect's arrest took place following an investigation by
00:31the Organized Crime Division.
00:32According to the Greek police, the 26-year-old man of Afghan origin confessed to putting the woman in a
00:39suitcase but not to killing her.
00:42Reports indicate that he claimed that the woman was already dead when he found her.
00:46But police investigation concluded that the defendant attempted to dispose of her remains.
00:53The woman from Scotland had traveled to Greece on June 26, and until July 10, she was staying at a
01:00friend's home in Piraus
01:01before leaving for an unknown destination in the Greater Athens area where she disappeared.
01:07International cooperation among law enforcement agencies, including Interpol and the Scottish police,
01:15helped in identifying the suspect's fingerprints and the victim's body.
01:19International cooperation with the
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