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周一,一个独身女子在Capilano的家中被刺死5 U0 E1 n) O( F5 @9 c- A/ v
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http://www.edmontonsun.com/news/edmonton/2010/12/01/16382786.html
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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.
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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.3 @$ t/ c7 b2 w* n; F" Z" t+ e
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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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( K, b8 O, L" _, z6 W' T& W‘Not too worried’
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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.”) M% D' G! c; u" }0 E C5 \6 ?
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The middle-aged victim lived alone, neighbours said.
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7 n5 n, X2 v6 MNo arrests were reported at press time Tuesday night.
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( y. _* W+ h- Q" e* yThe woman was found slain inside the 1,200-square-foot home shortly before 4 p.m. Monday, said Edmonton police spokeswoman Lisa Sobchyshyn.* l' X1 [+ S; [ w6 d
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Forensics officers continued to probe the scene at 10816 52 St. on Tuesday night.0 F n9 P5 j2 s+ _: @7 R' m
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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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& m) \( m8 q1 q! q" @8 r“We’ve never had anything like this happen around here,” said Marg, a senior citizen.
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, W8 z' s9 k6 i% ~9 G“This is a very good neighbourhood.) H1 C9 H5 Y( `, Y, i
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“It’s very quiet.; h1 H/ ~/ o1 P; w4 ^% O8 F
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6 g$ a* z( v l+ {Lynn Gregory, vice-president of the Capilano Community League, was surprised to hear about the ongoing homicide investigation.: w- Z5 p. B, f" C# J h- k
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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.8 ~6 p1 v) @ L+ ^& J: B/ q2 O
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Police are asking for anyone with information on the case to call 780-423-4567.0 Q6 |1 z3 d$ G8 q
, U- Y' [+ F4 X/ {The slain woman, whose name has not been released, is the city’s 24th homicide victim of 2010.6 b7 d3 A. C8 g3 H6 U. }, I
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There were 25 slayings in Edmonton at this time last year.
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