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周一,一个独身女子在Capilano的家中被刺死- J7 Q/ u9 |. e1 z" X* D
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" Y' {- i' E$ d( HA woman found slain in her Capilano bungalow was a pipefitter who had lived in the southside neighbourhood for a couple of years, say neighbours.4 N0 {/ C4 ^; k5 g0 U0 E+ D" w
w6 ]" Q" d; t; 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.
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# \2 m* v& ?0 p“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.* X, _$ ^1 @7 d# v/ Y8 B8 V, A
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‘Not too worried’
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6 P/ v4 \5 M: ~: i“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.” K: z: a, s: [. t" ?
/ F. q' y8 C6 W$ |+ |The middle-aged victim lived alone, neighbours said.
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: w; F) |- L1 ~) S5 K% P5 \/ gThe woman was found slain inside the 1,200-square-foot home shortly before 4 p.m. Monday, said Edmonton police spokeswoman Lisa Sobchyshyn.% Z8 ~* a7 `4 Y9 S2 t
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Forensics 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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“We’ve never had anything like this happen around here,” said Marg, a senior citizen.
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* B8 d, p. ^% d' H7 W/ j“This is a very good neighbourhood.
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0 h3 g6 b' c7 K% V9 b“It’s very quiet.
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! R) \6 }3 k4 g/ j: b, H2 i“I hope we find out something.”
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Surprised
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' ]4 s4 e/ K& ~" cLynn Gregory, vice-president of the Capilano Community League, was surprised to hear about the ongoing homicide investigation.
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- Y/ L2 V! n1 P* D6 k“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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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.* J8 e! @6 K ]; `
+ j1 i8 G5 U( X# JThere were 25 slayings in Edmonton at this time last year.& Q2 S( ^. f8 n& H D' Y! c1 E
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