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周一,一个独身女子在Capilano的家中被刺死; u) G, S; Q" R: U7 T5 _0 ~
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A woman found slain in her Capilano bungalow was a pipefitter who had lived in the southside neighbourhood for a couple of years, say neighbours.) X. K+ X* [, T9 x
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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." \/ d) s7 a( q$ [. @
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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.$ O# e* k, a n$ F8 v5 q
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0 j* P. `7 u) N! l4 E; `2 @“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.”; r3 l% e8 ~) t! k4 X; p
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The middle-aged victim lived alone, neighbours said.4 p% F, i% _! V
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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.5 m+ m/ A+ r+ [8 q4 I5 \0 i
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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.0 U- T R/ C' }. s0 ^# B- K
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“This is a very good neighbourhood.
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! \) {( b/ h* {9 P“I hope we find out something.”8 c+ x; V0 Z5 Y% y$ I! s" V
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' v7 b/ Y( E3 m' p+ v5 ZLynn Gregory, vice-president of the Capilano Community League, was surprised to hear about the ongoing homicide investigation." m$ T( ]# l* w1 j0 t8 l1 T
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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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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./ B% e" g0 l! c+ _
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