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Afghan boxer accused of killing Scottish aid worker back in court

Sharif Ahmadzai, a 26-year-old Afghan boxer, appeared in court in Athens for the second time on Thursday. He faces charges of homicide with intent, robbery, and weapons offenses in connection with the death of 38-year-old Scottish aid worker Elisabeth Ross.

1 hour agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleMegan Bonar,BBC ScotlandandBen Philip,AthensBBC News - WorldFiled 2026-08-06 · 09:12 GMTLean · CenterRead · 1 min
Afghan boxer accused of killing Scottish aid worker back in court
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Sharif Ahmadzai, a 26-year-old Afghan boxer, appeared in court in Athens for the second time on Thursday. He faces charges of homicide with intent, robbery, and weapons offenses in connection with the death of 38-year-old Scottish aid worker Elisabeth Ross. Ross was found deceased in a derelict building in Athens on July 18. Ahmadzai was initially detained on illegal weapons possession charges and is also accused of stealing over €10,000 from the victim's bank accounts. Greek policing union officials stated that Ahmadzai admitted to moving the body but denied the homicide allegations. He was assigned a court-appointed lawyer on Wednesday and given time to prepare his defense.

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Ahmadzai is accused of stealing over €10,000 from the victim's bank accounts.

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Sharif Ahmadzai was initially detained on illegal weapons possession charges.

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Elisabeth Ross, a 38-year-old aid worker, was found dead in a derelict building in Athens on July 18.

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An Afghan boxer, Sharif Ahmadzai, is facing charges of homicide with intent, robbery, and weapons offenses in Athens.

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Greek policing union officials stated that Ahmadzai admitted to moving the body but denied homicide allegations.

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An Afghan boxer suspected of killing a Scottish woman in Greece has arrived in court in Athens for a second time.Sharif Ahmadzai, who is 26 and from Afghanistan, faces charges of homicide with intent, robbery and weapons offences.He is accused of killing aid worker Elisabeth Ross, 38, who was discovered by a homeless man in a derelict building in the Kypseli area of the Greek capital on July 18.Ahmadzai arrived back in court in Athens on Thursday morning in an unmarked Grey car. He was not pictured.On Wednesday, he was assigned a court-appointed lawyer and given time to prepare his defence.Ahmadzai was initially detained on illegal weapons possession charges and is facing a charge of homicide with intent, as well as allegations that he stole more than €10,000 (£8,500) from the victim's bank accounts using her bank cards. Homicide with intent is equivalent to a murder charge in Scots law.Greek policing union officials have said he admitted moving the body but denied the homicide allegations.
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