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Boxer Sharif Ahmadzai Charged in Aid Worker Suitcase Murder

8/7/2026

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Sharif Ahmadzai Charged

Sharif Ahmadzai appeared on 5 August in Athens charged with killing Elisabeth-Jane Ross and dumping her in a suitcase.
Ross’s body was found on 18 July inside a suitcase in Athens, where bank records show Ahmadzai moved suitcase and withdrew over €10,000 from her accounts.
Ahmadzai denies murder, says he panicked after finding Ross dead, and will appear Thursday after the IFRC removed its 2016 film “Game of Life: The Story of Sharif”.

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Sharif Claims Title

Sharif Ahmadzai, an Afghan-born refugee, won the vacant Greek Super Light boxing championship in March.
He arrived in Greece in 2016 after his father, an Afghan army commander, was killed and a suicide bombing later killed his mother and siblings.
After being smuggled through Iran and Turkey, detained for three days, and taken to Lesbos, he trained in a migrant camp, linking his refugee journey with his boxing career.

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Ahmadzai Posts Hate

In the weeks before the murder, Ahmadzai posted hate-filled online messages denouncing Christian aid workers.
He promoted his memoir *From Hell to Home* by posting a “corrupt NGOs” chapter and a May Facebook quote that said, “Shame on corruption dressed like charity. Shame on business wearing the name of Christ.”
Elisabeth-Jane Ross, a seven-year volunteer with Greek NGOs aiding refugees and the homeless, was last heard at 9:41 pm on 15 July 2026.

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Sharif Ahmadzai Charged

Sharif Ahmadzai appeared on 5 August in Athens charged with killing Elisabeth-Jane Ross and dumping her in a suitcase.
Ross’s body was found on 18 July inside a suitcase in Athens, where bank records show Ahmadzai moved suitcase and withdrew over €10,000 from her accounts.
Ahmadzai denies murder, says he panicked after finding Ross dead, and will appear Thursday after the IFRC removed its 2016 film “Game of Life: The Story of Sharif”.

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