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周一,一个独身女子在Capilano的家中被刺死( ^1 H! X! Y0 P# ~9 y( E! A! q6 {
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( |* }0 `- F, D) s3 A+ z# n$ z- \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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6 B- X2 a1 P. ^3 `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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“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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; I1 `$ ?7 g+ \: L“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.”; J8 l& |* D% [1 V; t8 N* O
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The middle-aged victim lived alone, neighbours said.5 }1 [% R- e+ \7 ~# k& A/ ~
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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.. S: }7 B% z4 r) k$ W' d" }
1 b' L5 t7 m( E4 }1 m7 AForensics 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.$ J: ]8 Y; n: ]+ m4 _
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“We’ve never had anything like this happen around here,” said Marg, a senior citizen.7 R+ B& z: h4 n* k
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“This is a very good neighbourhood.
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+ J' f8 R$ t4 Y: P5 W& R+ f“It’s very quiet.& t. V2 L% ~) @# N/ Q4 v+ L2 @
$ X1 D* I% A; F+ B“I hope we find out something.”
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L0 |* z0 S4 s8 \) `$ h- f# rLynn Gregory, vice-president of the Capilano Community League, was surprised to hear about the ongoing homicide investigation.3 }7 v0 {8 |# X+ r9 \1 m$ t
$ s: {; m) g, U5 C0 c8 x, \“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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2 p% _, G. ?: W! AThe slain woman, whose name has not been released, is the city’s 24th homicide victim of 2010.+ r2 ^; k' h: M1 O
9 o) U8 h0 Q! g: SThere were 25 slayings in Edmonton at this time last year.
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