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周一,一个独身女子在Capilano的家中被刺死
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http://www.edmontonsun.com/news/edmonton/2010/12/01/16382786.html
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1 J2 w& m& b0 CA woman found slain in her Capilano bungalow was a pipefitter who had lived in the southside neighbourhood for a couple of years, say neighbours.# P& T- G9 g2 {% g
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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.
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5 D o# C# J3 W; u' T; u! W" w9 Z“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. V& a& Z; i7 E1 X; I$ `( w
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‘Not too worried’4 C5 F R7 e6 C' i. ]+ Y C
- t6 A: Q! d9 B“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.”$ W# c& P% Q2 C) \
* g9 n" T/ @1 E# E1 v0 [The middle-aged victim lived alone, neighbours said.
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( m. m; f, {* @) t) sNo arrests were reported at press time Tuesday night.' H9 l' |! ^! r7 B" Q7 I
5 G8 c9 C9 [' M2 I0 r3 O3 bThe 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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4 T2 T L- @+ e, k/ m+ r+ v- 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.
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& Y) q" o0 {5 A& Y1 f3 ^“We’ve never had anything like this happen around here,” said Marg, a senior citizen.4 Q' g" L$ N0 O; F
7 a5 F* h. N' L2 r2 y6 ^3 _# f“This is a very good neighbourhood.6 C: ~% K2 R; n2 |3 q. h
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“It’s very quiet.7 h: {9 c8 Y0 o# i4 {& x
- W& T! t# H7 k# g3 L- x“I hope we find out something.”
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Surprised9 U3 s: p( o2 q' g8 [
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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.: o8 y [1 C. O! V
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Police are asking for anyone with information on the case to call 780-423-4567.
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The slain woman, whose name has not been released, is the city’s 24th homicide victim of 2010.0 V. c$ `; v* R7 p
2 N: i6 C' g- w, FThere were 25 slayings in Edmonton at this time last year.# w" w5 Y7 w$ V
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