04 Aug 2026, 17:16
In Athens, an Afghan woman was arrested after the death of a British woman
- An 18-year-old Afghan woman was arrested on suspicion of involvement in the death of 38-year-old British woman Elisabeth Jane Ross in the Kypseli district of Athens; she is suspected of having been involved in the death of 26-year-old Sharif Ahmadzai.
- According to the police, the bank cards of Ross were used to pay for purchases; investigators are also looking into the possibility of fraud.
- According to BBC, Ahmadzai was a champion boxer who died in Greece after being attacked by another man. Love Every Nation Athens; police said that the victim was found dead in the middle of the street.
An Afghan woman, aged 26, was charged with the murder of Elisabeth Jane Ross, who was 18 when she was found dead in the Kypseli district of Athens. According to the prosecution, the woman used a weapon to kill Ross, and investigators believe that the attack was carried out intentionally.
According to BBC, the accused — Sharif Ahmadzai — is from Afghanistan. Police said that she was found dead in the middle of Athens. The material states that Ahmadzai is a champion boxer who died in Greece after being attacked by another man.
According to the prosecution’s case file, Ahmadzai knew Ross and had been in a relationship with her, and the bank cards used to pay for purchases were obtained from Ross. BBC also reports that the woman who was found dead had been missing for 20 hours before Ross was found, according to the police.
According to BBC, Ross was stabbed to death on 26 April in the Kertasini area of Athens. According to the prosecution, 15 people were arrested in connection with the case, including Greek friends of “American friends” in Kypseli. The remaining details about Ross’s mobile phone were reported by The Independent, which said it was found destroyed in the area — three days after it went missing.
According to The Independent, Ahmadzai, who is from Afghanistan, was reportedly found guilty of killing 38-year-old Elisabeth-Jane Ross after her death was recorded. The Greek prosecutor said that the defendant was found guilty of intentional murder, and that the court found that the defendant had used a weapon.
The material also states that the police found that the defendant had been in contact with Ross and that the purchases were made with Ross’s bank cards. BBC reports that Ahmadzai travelled to Greece via Iran and Turkey, and that she was in a camp for refugees on the island of Lesbos. According to BBC, the two had been in contact for some time, and the court found that the defendant had used Ross’s bank cards after the two met.
Tags: Europe/Crime