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周一,一个独身女子在Capilano的家中被刺死, L# Q7 M2 T" a, j- l6 B$ Y7 Q
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8 e5 {& e! g" Z0 ]4 M5 vA 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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0 [! r9 I6 s0 |* H6 B/ L# |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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+ d1 h7 d; p5 e( D2 \* [“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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2 Z$ M+ I6 `1 x* c$ | T/ k“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.”9 y0 \0 p7 m- E+ c) `3 J
. o( g# b0 k, y2 R5 ^7 }The middle-aged victim lived alone, neighbours said.
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No arrests were reported at press time Tuesday night.
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! a$ m2 F( L3 p3 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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Forensics officers continued to probe the scene at 10816 52 St. on Tuesday night.
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M H; M% e7 k, M+ Y/ W& a1 {6 CThurlow 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." V. Z, F" M/ Z9 |
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“We’ve never had anything like this happen around here,” said Marg, a senior citizen.
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“This is a very good neighbourhood.
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) d B- f* I3 x, L2 U) V“It’s very quiet.: I7 m( o9 I( b8 r' b% L4 [
; ~3 ]" E. x/ @6 b" \. j, F“I hope we find out something.”# m' i6 i9 t4 C; ~: n# F" [5 V. F8 I
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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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2 Z. ^1 r% }, v! x. E" o6 O“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 780-423-4567.6 t( D; e# G J" [$ G
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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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There were 25 slayings in Edmonton at this time last year.
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