Boxer charged with killing aid worker in Athens after his wife gave police 'key' details
Sharif Ahmadzai, who is 26 and from Afghanistan, faces charges of homicide with intent, robbery and weapons offences.
Alaina Hall gave police "key" information about her husband Sharif Ahmadzai
An Afghan boxer was accused of killing a Scottish aid worker in Greece after his wife gave "key" details to police, the BBC has been told.
Sharif Ahmadzai, 26, has been charged with homicide with intent – equivalent to a murder charge in Scots law - alongside robbery and weapons offences.
The body of Elisabeth Ross, who was 38, was discovered in a suitcase by a homeless man in a derelict building in the Kypseli area of Athens on 18 July.
Ahmadzai's wife, Alaina Hall, is said to have given information to police, including location data which placed her husband and Ross at the same apartment on 15 July – the day Ross is thought to have been killed.
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Appearing in court earlier, Ahmadzai asked for an English translator but did not respond to the charges.
His lawyer, Christos Erdas, said his client had exercised his right to remain silent, and that his rights had been "violated" through leaks of evidence and documents from the case file - including his right to the presumption of innocence.
The lawyer said that when Ross was found, she had no injuries and any apparent cause of death was "entirely absent".
He said his client wanted the forensic medical report and the "toxicological and histological examinations of the deceased" to be included in the case file.
Erdas added: "His [Ahmadzai's] stance towards the prosecuting and investigating authorities did not constitute a stance of denial but, on the contrary, one of reservation, so that he may present his defence in full once the case file has been completed with the above essential documents – which were not sought by the preliminary investigating authorities – with the sole aim of establishing the substantive truth for both sides."
Ahmadzai was remanded in custody until his trial, which could take up to 18 months.
Sharif Ahmadzai questioned by journalists as he leaves Greek court
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.
The police union in Greece said that initially, the coroner's report cited an undetermined cause of death, as the body showed no signs of external trauma.
It said following a more detailed investigation, autopsy and post-mortem examination, "asphyxiation was listed as the probable cause of death".
The union has now told the BBC that officers arr
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