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Boxer Sharif Ahmadzai arrested for killing aid worker in Greece

8/4/2026

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Greek police arrested boxer Sharif Ahmadzai on homicide, robbery and weapons charges for killing aid worker Elisabeth-Jane Ross.
Ross’s body was found on July 18 in a suitcase inside an abandoned Kypseli building.
Investigators say Ahmadzai withdrew €10,000 and $11,500 with Ross’s cards and sent texts from her phone to stall the probe.
He admitted moving the suitcase and using the cards but denies murder, with forensic tests suggesting asphyxiation.

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Greek police arrested boxer Sharif Ahmadzai on homicide, robbery and weapons charges for killing aid worker Elisabeth-Jane Ross.
Ross’s body was found on July 18 in a suitcase inside an abandoned Kypseli building.
Investigators say Ahmadzai withdrew €10,000 and $11,500 with Ross’s cards and sent texts from her phone to stall the probe.
He admitted moving the suitcase and using the cards but denies murder, with forensic tests suggesting asphyxiation.