Brit ‘suitcase death’ victim’s final texts reveal mysterious late-night dash from flat: ‘What made her leave so late?’

THE chilling final texts of a Brit aid worker reveal she was planning to make a late-night dash from her alleged killer’s flat, The Sun has learned. Elisabeth Ross was found stuffed in a suitcase three days after she told Afghan migrant Sharif Ahmadzai and his wife that she was leaving the Athens flat owned by their charity. Elisabeth Ross, 38, was found stuffed in a suitcase in a derelict Athens building last month Credit: Facebook She told alleged killer Sharif Ahmadzai and his wife Alaina that she would be leaving their flat Credit: Pixel8000 Greek cops are now probing what made Elisabeth, 38, suddenly want to flee the apartment at nearly 10pm, a police source has said. They told The Sun: “There could be motive here. Did he [Ahmadzai] perhaps lose it when he learned she was leaving? Sign up for The Sun newsletter Thank you! “And what made her want to leave so late at night? They’re lines of inquiry that we are looking into.” The last person Elisabeth texted was the son of a close friend who she had previously stayed with in Keratsini, southwest Athens. Read more about this story Elisabeth was a devout Christian committed to helping those in need Credit: UGC/UNPIXS Her body was abandoned in a derelict building in central Athens Credit: Reuters She asked “whether it would be OK to return and spend a few days there again,” a police source said, “which was fine by him”. The mum-of-three sent another WhatsApp message at 9.41pm, saying she would be on her way “within the next half hour”. Three days later, a homeless man discovered her remains inside a suitcase dumped in a derelict building. Police arrested Ahmadzai, 26, after his American wife, Alaina, provided crucial testimony and handed over evidence. Most read in The Sun Ahmadzai has been formally charged with intentional homicide, robbery and possession of illegal weapons Credit: FlashGR/X/@JohnKemmos He has been jailed in a hellish prison full of Greece’s most hardened criminals Credit: AFP The part-time boxer is now holed up in a hellish Greek jail – the notorious Korydallos prison – packed to the rafters with terrorists, rapists and murderers. He was formally charged with intentional homicide, robbery and possession of illegal weapons last Thursday. Toxicology reports that will determine Elisabeth’s cause of death are expected to “take some time” due to a shortage of staff and lab space. George Kalliakmanis, head of Greece‘s union of police officers, told The Sun: “They are not going to be released, as many think, this week.” It comes after police sources revealed that Ahmadzai had undergone a sudden behaviour shift after the birth of his child. Interviews with Alaina revealed that the suspect had “noticeably” changed in the months leading up to Elisabeth’s death. She is said to be “revolted” by her husband and firmly believes that he killed her friend. Kalliakmanis said: “Her testimony was very credible and very helpful. CCTV footage appears to show Ahmadzai wheeling a suitcase down a road Credit: iefimerida.gr “She’s in a state of confusion which is perfectly understandable after all she’s the mother of his child.” Ahmadzai has denied killing Elisabeth, but admitted that he put her body in a suitcase and took it to the abandoned site. The Afghan also confessed to withdrawing more than 10,000 euros with her credit cards. Ahmadzai has insisted that she was dead when he found Elisabeth, known as Lisa, in the apartment’s bathroom. He had keys to the flat because it was used as a regular meeting spot for Love Every Nation, the NGO that he set up with his wife. Alaina grew suspicious of Ahmadzai in the fortnight between Lisa’s death and her identification. The alleged killer attempted to gift her a new iPhone and €2,550 (around £2,200) in cash. She refused the items and later handed them over to police. On July 15, Alaina claimed in her testimony that she woke up and found her husband had left their home without any warning. She said: “I checked his location on my cell phone. I saw that he was inside [Lisa’s rental] apartment on Rethymno Street. “I was surprised because there was no particular reason for him to be there at that time.” Ahmadzai told Alaina that he had been out at a bar, which she initially believed, but she later proved crucial in facilitating his arrest. The alleged killer looks set to spend at least the next 18 months in Korydallos – which is said to be rife with disease – while he awaits trial.