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周一,一个独身女子在Capilano的家中被刺死& Q* f. q- L- b6 U
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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." c4 t& P3 p1 F- t& L8 ~9 v( U
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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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+ B1 d8 g; w! @3 q7 r“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’
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7 A' [) V# F# ^! M“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.”- e, n: [0 m( n h4 ~; x
& v& w% s& C6 q/ n& v. OThe middle-aged victim lived alone, neighbours said.
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' ?; C- ^9 J3 a$ V! v) FNo arrests were reported at press time Tuesday night.
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0 y d7 b4 Z# @& r* Q) ], Y3 eThe woman was found slain inside the 1,200-square-foot home shortly before 4 p.m. Monday, said Edmonton police spokeswoman Lisa Sobchyshyn.7 ]0 o6 }# v/ {
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Forensics 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. T9 U2 h# x6 T
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“We’ve never had anything like this happen around here,” said Marg, a senior citizen.! D, _' x- }5 s7 {: ~1 y7 v0 i
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“This is a very good neighbourhood.
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“It’s very quiet.. J. L, |1 {7 |1 }' j: Z
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“I hope we find out something.”
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( I8 n. S: K2 k% q) S% a [& QSurprised
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8 U5 o3 |/ S: M8 w( VLynn Gregory, vice-president of the Capilano Community League, was surprised to hear about the ongoing homicide investigation.* G7 ~ B. ?7 a: d0 L/ Z- v
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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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7 Z6 H( g/ ^( Q2 [ qPolice are asking for anyone with information on the case to call 780-423-4567.
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( V+ K! y# v9 \The slain woman, whose name has not been released, is the city’s 24th homicide victim of 2010.4 A9 c3 V' K3 r
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There were 25 slayings in Edmonton at this time last year.4 z' ^! x6 z$ Y* T% f
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