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周一,一个独身女子在Capilano的家中被刺死& i4 S$ U" t/ {! g; z
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http://www.edmontonsun.com/news/edmonton/2010/12/01/16382786.html
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! E9 ]: z u; H7 mA woman found slain in her Capilano bungalow was a pipefitter who had lived in the southside neighbourhood for a couple of years, say neighbours.2 r! i" f. l. _
4 E* x4 L0 X, e! R: \& EEdmonton 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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; O7 n6 |- u2 @+ _9 e“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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3 X4 N, Y4 h6 K; ]2 H8 G5 S1 i‘Not too worried’
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% \6 w9 u0 ]( }“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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: L* x* [/ W# D. a8 c9 r0 M7 B( _The middle-aged victim lived alone, neighbours said.$ D8 }# A. ` ~6 ^+ Y2 a7 n
/ k; x# t0 m: d* ?2 J. I2 V/ [No arrests were reported at press time Tuesday night.3 d- C% j1 l- J
+ `0 X. s1 X( M% C( @0 z3 T+ y; J9 KThe 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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+ ?' [* y1 v& QForensics officers continued to probe the scene at 10816 52 St. on Tuesday night.
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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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. k9 b9 n; i/ _' J3 p“We’ve never had anything like this happen around here,” said Marg, a senior citizen.
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' w; t6 F6 w+ f) @( `# a6 `7 Q“This is a very good neighbourhood.* h, M* y' s( w# R2 }
7 N5 ]( c4 S8 t: Y t" N1 B“It’s very quiet.
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“I hope we find out something.”
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2 f! M" S; f ^# g3 X# W- oLynn Gregory, vice-president of the Capilano Community League, was surprised to hear about the ongoing homicide investigation.1 c. p9 [& @. V/ @6 `. x
9 l5 r1 g( j$ Z/ G4 Z5 y“We get the odd B-and-E and car theft around here, but other than that, not too much (crime),” she said. o# V7 s1 Z }# }
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Police are asking for anyone with information on the case to call 780-423-4567.
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The slain woman, whose name has not been released, is the city’s 24th homicide victim of 2010.
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5 n8 O2 @: k& w. kThere were 25 slayings in Edmonton at this time last year.
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