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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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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.( K% \. e" l/ T
7 k4 @- e! X1 y7 D) P- F+ z3 E1 [8 Z8 nEdmonton 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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' `3 r8 x w# p) d5 o“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.% x! l: J. e1 s
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‘Not too worried’; u7 g- ?/ m( z: h8 l
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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.”4 t g% p/ ?7 ]- Y, s* Y% q, \+ E
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The middle-aged victim lived alone, neighbours said.9 U/ x: @5 x% }) B/ \
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No arrests were reported at press time Tuesday night.: Z: H* E% T9 Q6 \4 W) G
) k1 O* T6 Z7 c* D( zThe 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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# e$ W) B- d7 hForensics 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.
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0 J) |9 N ^8 o' @. \“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.. P/ n5 o4 U, b C% e- x7 ~
" h( D7 v8 T2 t/ i- [; K“It’s very quiet.' }8 p6 j0 V- c" O( j8 I! A
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“I hope we find out something.”: p7 @: D7 t3 M' T' W
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0 |) T% [+ Y2 s7 G: b, v3 _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.
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' C0 f. h5 ?9 M- E. Z' y; @Police are asking for anyone with information on the case to call 780-423-4567.8 [) e/ ?2 b5 \3 \% h; i9 d& ?
- Z2 s7 {' ]1 z: f9 S3 }# CThe slain woman, whose name has not been released, is the city’s 24th homicide victim of 2010.
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; j# @, r2 B8 q9 { _There were 25 slayings in Edmonton at this time last year.& ?0 I# Q2 p0 T
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