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周一,一个独身女子在Capilano的家中被刺死# y- f0 }4 I1 p2 v; o
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http://www.edmontonsun.com/news/edmonton/2010/12/01/16382786.html( y0 N d9 H. ~5 A1 K6 q4 S1 _
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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.
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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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, ^/ S- }# S4 e! |, F" M& r7 i- m“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 l2 c* D9 `8 K- F
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9 r$ J Y5 O' \- B0 d3 Z2 S“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.”$ }, c& E! K- k3 u5 m, N8 y
* F9 h9 }* u) D6 xThe middle-aged victim lived alone, neighbours said.3 O; V' J5 q5 y
9 S4 ?* @0 Z: ?9 G! H- iNo arrests were reported at press time Tuesday night.
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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.$ S/ y9 g U3 j' B7 L) u0 s4 Y2 e
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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.
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“We’ve never had anything like this happen around here,” said Marg, a senior citizen.8 c2 N% y& d" J7 K5 X7 B8 `& c- }" s
$ {8 R! {& r9 t% z6 c“This is a very good neighbourhood.
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* g/ X% U3 r& A: Y“It’s very quiet.9 E2 Y: X1 l. k) E$ Y) A
/ E0 ?! g; ]8 E! Y2 {“I hope we find out something.”+ Y% \& S1 l" `: H; m* L9 f$ L
# S/ H" l( M* C# ?, a& v8 WSurprised
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9 \" Z1 Q' D& t6 @- P- @; Q3 gLynn Gregory, vice-president of the Capilano Community League, was surprised to hear about the ongoing homicide investigation.$ C' A6 r$ @. _
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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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Police are asking for anyone with information on the case to call 780-423-4567.- `6 ]9 A. b0 w1 y5 @% K2 W. L8 u
% D7 c( A& g7 H k( N1 GThe slain woman, whose name has not been released, is the city’s 24th homicide victim of 2010.9 ]" o" a8 f: x$ R; g7 d0 J' T- n: ?
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There were 25 slayings in Edmonton at this time last year.
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