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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.html3 Y3 F8 X# K6 x! B( B# P9 R; R. A
@3 }6 h' c' W; q1 M V% HA woman found slain in her Capilano bungalow was a pipefitter who had lived in the southside neighbourhood for a couple of years, say neighbours.! X% z; J) H2 x) b
: c4 Y% z& Q `. W- R P, VEdmonton 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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~% g4 O# Z, N3 f“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.5 M3 Z3 S. `8 G1 u( Y6 q" s
% C6 }; {) U) v. C* e3 Z6 d" R‘Not too worried’
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; ]4 q& L6 `5 l8 [1 _“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.”6 _# |- c- H- {% S8 D: d' r3 c' q
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The middle-aged victim lived alone, neighbours said.
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. u& J0 e: w/ h; _5 V% DNo arrests were reported at press time Tuesday night.$ a# v, `8 i% ^% o4 W
0 V" x! I; P: K! b; {The woman was found slain inside the 1,200-square-foot home shortly before 4 p.m. Monday, said Edmonton police spokeswoman Lisa Sobchyshyn.& x0 q# [% A8 |1 G9 P5 c
+ o. q, }6 b6 O/ M4 v4 IForensics officers continued to probe the scene at 10816 52 St. on Tuesday night.
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; D: h9 @( B$ M9 @6 B3 c; Q3 ?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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! x* n5 N% \8 F8 a! V“We’ve never had anything like this happen around here,” said Marg, a senior citizen.
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% N; w$ }. A7 f0 V“This is a very good neighbourhood.5 E* {) @/ s6 W& u. y [4 E% n( R
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“It’s very quiet.
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“I hope we find out something.”
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4 ^2 O9 v2 \# A: P" ESurprised
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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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' e9 ?! F# y! T, m A4 Z3 _- t“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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% ~1 F9 N7 W1 B( C3 o# k+ iPolice are asking for anyone with information on the case to call 780-423-4567.) Y3 g K0 J$ O
3 u4 j* E# l" h" p+ _' s$ MThe slain woman, whose name has not been released, is the city’s 24th homicide victim of 2010.4 j1 m% ]4 ]3 c
$ U/ P" z) ?7 Q& HThere were 25 slayings in Edmonton at this time last year.: m7 p2 G2 d7 R% l! |
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