Brit woman’s body found stuffed in suitcase in abandoned building in Athens by homeless man sparking Interpol probe

A BRITISH woman has mysteriously been found dead inside a suitcase dumped in an abandoned building in Greece. The 38-year-old woman’s remains were discovered by a homeless man in Athens with the grim find sparking an Interpol probe. The 38-year-old woman’s remains were discovered by a homeless man in Athens Credit: Alamy Stock Photo The Brit’s body was found on Evelpidon Street in the neighbourhood of Kypseli on July 18, shortly after 1pm. A homeless man who found the case said he followed a foul smell inside the building which had been deserted for at least two years. Sign up for The Sun newsletter Thank you! He entered a room inside and found the suitcase on the ground with a human limb visible from the outside. It is estimated that the Brit had been dead for at least six days before she was found. Police rushed to the scene but couldn’t identify the woman as she reportedly had no tattoos or identification on her. They announced she was aged around 30, approximately 5ft 4in with reddish hair tied in a bun and wearing black shorts and a T-shirt. Her shorts reportedly had French university insignia on them which led investigators to believe she wasn’t a local Greek resident. There were no clear signs of a struggle or any visible wounds on the woman. Most read in The Sun An autopsy is expected to be carried out in the coming days to determine how she died. The mysterious nature of her death sparked an instant probe by Greek officials who called on Interpol and US investigators to help. Interpol informed the Hellenic Police on Monday that the body belonged to a British woman based on DNA testing. Investigators are still yet to name the woman but say she had travelled to Greece on a plane via Cyprus after coming from the US. They are now trying to piece together her final days including speaking to anyone who may have been with her before her death. Police are yet to identify a suspect. Interpol typically get involved in such cases when a national police force requests international cooperation for cross-border crimes. 1 comment1