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周一,一个独身女子在Capilano的家中被刺死- e1 d* X" l8 B1 @1 u* g
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http://www.edmontonsun.com/news/edmonton/2010/12/01/16382786.html
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0 u, |8 c, m) h/ @$ n. RA woman found slain in her Capilano bungalow was a pipefitter who had lived in the southside neighbourhood for a couple of years, say neighbours.
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4 A) ?! d+ l- N: c$ r7 {8 Q# HEdmonton police assured residents that they had no reason to be fearful, but officers did ask neighbours for their shoe sizes and vital stats during a canvass of the area.% s3 Y0 _4 g' T! `7 Z, |6 \# T
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“They (police) asked us what size shoes we wore and how tall we were and our weight,” said a woman who lives across the street from the crime scene but didn’t want her name published.& P( J* e1 G* n5 B$ }
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, T" w. A8 n& f% X1 o3 W% A“It’s upsetting. But we’re not too worried,” she added, noting police told them that there “wasn’t anything for us to be concerned about.”
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( S( g( Z7 h% p8 m! OThe middle-aged victim lived alone, neighbours said.* \7 X$ k% J5 f3 ?7 M
5 M0 F7 b [" Q& W3 [No arrests were reported at press time Tuesday night.- T( \0 b3 v, N! y+ C( p) C2 I
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The woman was found slain inside the 1,200-square-foot home shortly before 4 p.m. Monday, said Edmonton police spokeswoman Lisa Sobchyshyn.
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Forensics officers continued to probe the scene at 10816 52 St. on Tuesday night., M9 U7 \. U* x6 b
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Thurlow and Marg Essington, who have lived in the neighbourhood for 35 years, could see the police forensics vehicle from their front window just a few houses away.
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" a3 s$ S7 R, Y9 \3 h“We’ve never had anything like this happen around here,” said Marg, a senior citizen.' A9 ]$ c( V; T& z$ c0 [
* Z5 P" A1 T! e, S* W, W“This is a very good neighbourhood.
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/ V. E4 H! N% R' o“It’s very quiet.
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“I hope we find out something.”3 p5 z' W- m( j# }, t3 ?
1 E C" b+ ]7 d/ WSurprised
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8 C% H( e o! wLynn Gregory, vice-president of the Capilano Community League, was surprised to hear about the ongoing homicide investigation., ^; I! ^' A% S$ h" c/ w! ?- N
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“We get the odd B-and-E and car theft around here, but other than that, not too much (crime),” she said.
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^! U% ?8 p I4 |0 {6 Y$ oPolice are asking for anyone with information on the case to call 780-423-4567.! l5 l2 j1 R E- B3 L
: _" Z R, Z5 |) o0 sThe slain woman, whose name has not been released, is the city’s 24th homicide victim of 2010.5 ~- }' q' n9 K; B. Y8 \% @2 @
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There were 25 slayings in Edmonton at this time last year.
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