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周一,一个独身女子在Capilano的家中被刺死
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I, N$ s) ^6 ^) |4 nA woman found slain in her Capilano bungalow was a pipefitter who had lived in the southside neighbourhood for a couple of years, say neighbours.& P3 |7 x; E) Y5 J
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Edmonton 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.
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& l9 v# a0 P4 E0 [$ b“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.3 w5 ~7 C* J" J
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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.”' W" m* ~' J# w: m* W% t& U
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The middle-aged victim lived alone, neighbours said.( R0 p! t* a# o Q. w
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No arrests were reported at press time Tuesday night.& b. U9 N# ]1 S A4 O
, V$ U* n, f, p8 Q$ J1 {3 HThe 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.
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% a* [# ^6 H$ O: {% ZThurlow 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.3 g/ Q+ b. a9 t' o% h7 }
, h6 m5 v, V- Z# w9 R“We’ve never had anything like this happen around here,” said Marg, a senior citizen.0 Y: y& w: o3 q0 z1 E( S9 Q
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“This is a very good neighbourhood.
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; K! {( F j* ^" T t) i“It’s very quiet.
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“I hope we find out something.” } |' B$ n* v. E0 U) ]6 r* f- M
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Lynn Gregory, vice-president of the Capilano Community League, was surprised to hear about the ongoing homicide investigation.
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7 N/ b+ y+ L# ]9 @“We get the odd B-and-E and car theft around here, but other than that, not too much (crime),” she said.! N! U& R% U4 R& b
; a/ ~6 h; H3 Y. \Police are asking for anyone with information on the case to call 780-423-4567.
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2 c0 p/ O1 T# M5 sThe slain woman, whose name has not been released, is the city’s 24th homicide victim of 2010.) e5 J5 R7 e1 H
1 R; r6 Q, l1 W; lThere were 25 slayings in Edmonton at this time last year.1 L! T: G$ f0 @/ D9 K
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