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周一,一个独身女子在Capilano的家中被刺死" K$ Z2 w/ j: ~; W& B* d
4 C' b. G/ e' H; dhttp://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.8 G! G4 v+ O: x# S9 C- {
: F6 R3 Y% ?( A6 u/ P( GEdmonton 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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' f o3 R9 D; f' Q* g2 {“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.7 C3 Y3 k/ _: w" h7 y
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‘Not too worried’, v3 L5 U) `9 B& K6 d3 y
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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.” Q9 P3 g, D J9 e
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The middle-aged victim lived alone, neighbours said.1 I" j+ U+ _. {9 ~
5 G% ~9 T* a; D3 y: UNo arrests were reported at press time Tuesday night.5 x/ W* T6 r2 q) V+ M# f+ U9 I& M j/ W
F2 q8 S; ]; }2 Z) fThe 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.1 z5 }- h. g6 e! K+ N$ t1 Z' C
+ T" ?6 R* q+ U$ Q5 Q; g4 Q. |6 s. x/ TThurlow 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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( o: s8 Y. H9 r3 @) u& C9 `) w; l4 e& ^“We’ve never had anything like this happen around here,” said Marg, a senior citizen.
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: L1 T2 v- u* h4 N( [“This is a very good neighbourhood.) Q y7 g2 v! Q3 o) ^
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“It’s very quiet.! T. _$ o* F; E# r: P; c& m
, v# q# n9 I9 m7 n6 S2 Q“I hope we find out something.”1 W/ l1 B1 F4 f5 o7 a! J0 }! i
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t, v& l9 i$ ]0 f5 wLynn Gregory, vice-president of the Capilano Community League, was surprised to hear about the ongoing homicide investigation.8 L4 P" H' r) F1 `7 X1 U) ?
& f# g% M" f6 n0 d% N“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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' K2 N3 ?# O: c; u( B3 d' g/ z, ~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.) ?$ z" Q5 v R% K! U7 y0 n7 f
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