India, July 29 -- Greek law enforcement authorities have formally identified a body discovered hidden inside a suitcase in central Athens as a 38-year-old British woman, triggering an intensive cross-border inquiry into her final days.

While the active homicide investigation remains spearheaded entirely by Greek detectives, local officials have noted that they have not ruled out the possibility of UK investigators eventually joining the formal inquiry.

The grim discovery, made in a derelict building within the densely populated Kypseli district of the Greek capital, prompted a widespread international search after initial checks of domestic databases yielded no matches. Through coordinated efforts via Interpol and American law enforceme...