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周一,一个独身女子在Capilano的家中被刺死
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8 I. y. R" L" ^( G+ Whttp://www.edmontonsun.com/news/edmonton/2010/12/01/16382786.html* k: \+ A: t. m. e9 J- y9 T4 a
$ R/ @1 p8 d! y/ kA 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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, ]9 p5 i# }/ c2 ~+ q9 x- EEdmonton 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. K4 E P) ~6 F( x; B/ n
! q/ w5 o5 S. S: |9 i* X) t( h2 m“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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9 Z& t2 z7 a5 F& }: D3 Z‘Not too worried’
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& u0 N! G+ u$ {$ n! |! k; o“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.”- M6 P8 ^' g! l% \
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The middle-aged victim lived alone, neighbours said.
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No arrests were reported at press time Tuesday night.% g" _" j% ~5 S( ~9 ?
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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.
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+ ~) C% a- Q' q5 lForensics officers continued to probe the scene at 10816 52 St. on Tuesday night.+ z5 u3 ^2 I" I1 G
4 e' l2 O3 d. r# c; h" j5 ?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., W2 f- z2 q6 e# B0 D
; S% o' f+ n; E. k; i; P“We’ve never had anything like this happen around here,” said Marg, a senior citizen.
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- e0 F/ T$ J- S: d$ M- {“This is a very good neighbourhood.
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“It’s very quiet." l, y: C$ e! a: P: @
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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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“We get the odd B-and-E and car theft around here, but other than that, not too much (crime),” she said.9 b6 ^' f; [. B
7 G1 ]5 {: v( `- [1 x& B& IPolice are asking for anyone with information on the case to call 780-423-4567.2 B7 h4 b& U$ k0 o) ?: A
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The slain woman, whose name has not been released, is the city’s 24th homicide victim of 2010.) n' t. G/ @! ~. {1 o! k0 R: \
- E `! L. Q: B. rThere were 25 slayings in Edmonton at this time last year.! G9 T7 z" C" n" t6 g& g$ J6 ?
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