Suspect due in court after Scottish woman’s body found in suitcase in Greece

A man accused of killing a Scottish woman in Athens and hiding her body in a suitcase is set to appear in court WednesdayByCOSTAS KANTOURIS Associated Press and DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated PressATHENS, Greece -- A man accused of killing a Scottish woman in Athens and disposing of her body in a suitcase is due to appear in court Wednesday.The woman, identified in Scotland as 38-year-old Elisabeth Jane Ross, was discovered inside the suitcase at an abandoned building on July 18.“Despite the advanced state of decomposition and difficult environmental conditions, they succeeded in recovering usable fingerprints belonging to the victim,” a police statement said after the suspect’s arrest Sunday. The body was found during a heat wave when temperatures reached 36 degrees Celsius (97 degrees Fahrenheit).The 26-year-old suspect was identified only as a foreign national who has been granted legal asylum, in line with Greece’s strict data protection laws, which generally prohibit authorities from naming criminal suspects without their consent.Greek public broadcaster ERT reported that the suspect was born in Afghanistan and pursuing a boxing career in Athens, details that authorities have not...