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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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% W: [: p! ^0 a6 w% Y7 \4 _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.5 n% u- L. F4 P0 R
4 \8 [: V. ? f9 J% t6 @' REdmonton 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.5 u ^6 ]2 d6 d, @ j9 j! W! L2 i
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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.: y" r2 d; N" k7 a3 G4 z
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‘Not too worried’1 h. g1 q% `. e
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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.”
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/ H! n C0 |9 @4 o: o- f) ]0 `: w0 XThe middle-aged victim lived alone, neighbours said.
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No arrests were reported at press time Tuesday night.: I2 e+ ^+ }! w( g6 o L1 p
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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.0 L* p7 L2 r1 \
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Forensics officers continued to probe the scene at 10816 52 St. on Tuesday night.0 C4 i5 e R' z2 }$ \& P
4 W/ ?7 s+ E: ~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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3 F/ d; I; v, E' m: k! | D“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.* h0 y( q3 C+ o
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“It’s very quiet.
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“I hope we find out something.” \! U& s) j8 y8 @
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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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' L6 {& o0 ~( i5 `& J$ w9 k' ?“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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: w/ z5 Y# D3 X7 `Police are asking for anyone with information on the case to call 780-423-4567. }+ ^ j4 N1 `6 I2 z
. E8 |" |' G5 gThe slain woman, whose name has not been released, is the city’s 24th homicide victim of 2010.) ?2 D2 t! y* n5 r5 q* T
+ a3 d/ _: E5 }! v4 V- CThere were 25 slayings in Edmonton at this time last year.
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