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Greek police fast-tracking tests to find out how British woman found in suitcase died
BBC • • world
Key Points:
- The body of Elisabeth-Jane Ross, a 38-year-old Scottish woman, was found in a suitcase in an abandoned building in Athens on 18 July, prompting a police investigation into her death.
- Toxicology tests are being fast-tracked by Greek authorities to determine the cause of death, with results expected in the coming days, though it is not yet confirmed if her death was a murder.
- Lisa had traveled from Edinburgh to Greece in late June and went missing on 15 July; police are seeking to identify her American friends who were staying in the Kypseli district where her body was found.
- Her mobile phone continued transmitting signals and sending messages days after her death, raising questions that investigators are looking into.
- The UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office is providing consular support, and Scottish officials have pledged support to Lisa’s family amid the ongoing investigation.
