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周一,一个独身女子在Capilano的家中被刺死
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\( ?7 g$ m6 a0 OA woman found slain in her Capilano bungalow was a pipefitter who had lived in the southside neighbourhood for a couple of years, say neighbours.* B2 e; |& g) c9 H/ d$ J
0 h2 c# ]% i# e/ IEdmonton 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." ]. B$ X3 J) Z1 W' U; f' \
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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.
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; I( N0 o) ^& E7 Q* L$ _, H# S‘Not too worried’, O6 K1 l* h" n7 U, L* i/ a9 Q
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“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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The middle-aged victim lived alone, neighbours said.
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+ H/ O u! c) Q; h1 _8 ?No arrests were reported at press time Tuesday night.
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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.7 {$ V3 c5 T4 f( j
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Forensics officers continued to probe the scene at 10816 52 St. on Tuesday night.( W& T( y& y& U& U5 @ h
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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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8 e2 H; p. x; [7 m& V" y- A1 r“We’ve never had anything like this happen around here,” said Marg, a senior citizen.
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6 @2 w, U2 K( U' y$ f0 j“This is a very good neighbourhood.
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6 }: Y) o* o. `3 c6 ~“It’s very quiet.
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“I hope we find out something.”
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, r G# N4 n* s+ w: JLynn Gregory, vice-president of the Capilano Community League, was surprised to hear about the ongoing homicide investigation.
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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.: i. y: e$ L8 v/ s% Y, `$ _+ M: E% t5 \
9 n6 u6 v9 U8 C$ Y2 mPolice are asking for anyone with information on the case to call 780-423-4567.
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$ x/ a9 Z- Q8 v. YThe slain woman, whose name has not been released, is the city’s 24th homicide victim of 2010.( i. H# `4 Z ?) I
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There were 25 slayings in Edmonton at this time last year.
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