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周一,一个独身女子在Capilano的家中被刺死7 m- P& S, v8 q L8 R8 m4 i! K( x/ d2 w
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3 ?0 w; y! [) ?" n; i' x5 bA 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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( ?1 d8 `0 y( r! o$ G" \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.7 S2 Q& J! Q6 a" M
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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.
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‘Not too worried’$ ?/ b( Y" {. J- T. 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.”" W: N% \8 W3 \# [
/ t4 k' \) X$ t2 U8 AThe middle-aged victim lived alone, neighbours said.
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0 Z- Z3 A7 m: p C' ?) zNo arrests were reported at press time Tuesday night.5 s3 s8 F: u5 p1 b6 `
9 |0 a- x5 _% v& O1 Y) HThe 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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2 _; V4 b8 h/ z; a2 N! S4 @5 Y6 H$ OForensics officers continued to probe the scene at 10816 52 St. on Tuesday night.8 \4 S g/ }4 ]. l
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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. [; V8 k* c- |9 l1 Q9 o; A m
; D" m: h; k% E6 _, v“We’ve never had anything like this happen around here,” said Marg, a senior citizen.# J1 z2 d/ p6 Z$ i/ \
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“This is a very good neighbourhood.
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“It’s very quiet.1 |% N0 G1 d! {4 g; _: C }
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“I hope we find out something.”
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Lynn Gregory, vice-president of the Capilano Community League, was surprised to hear about the ongoing homicide investigation.8 I* `! ^- s8 R# D- D& N
6 m* N' G+ v$ ~# B8 i“We get the odd B-and-E and car theft around here, but other than that, not too much (crime),” she said.5 k; d: u7 r0 n$ Z8 _* `6 f$ m
* i( \5 X: n7 L2 ?# hPolice 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.
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2 M! r P. O) Z! r' |There were 25 slayings in Edmonton at this time last year.8 G9 ~" B0 Y+ B( o# Z3 C
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