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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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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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8 @# ]4 D0 C q& k5 DEdmonton 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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“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’3 R# U4 K9 p0 A2 ?
4 _" ^( i/ A/ X8 [' _) s( N2 L% E“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.”! d C/ h+ n! j, N! p* B
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The middle-aged victim lived alone, neighbours said.2 X9 _' U! n9 J
% d5 Z# F( G9 M8 d% z3 FNo 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.
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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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7 |4 j4 v& }9 H- B“We’ve never had anything like this happen around here,” said Marg, a senior citizen.# k: W* t5 i( N& j7 h8 {$ K
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“This is a very good neighbourhood.
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“It’s very quiet.
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# }( T8 D+ O# x$ e4 c“I hope we find out something.”7 Q0 i- U3 I k7 t
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9 O1 M" i- T) \: Y1 S xLynn Gregory, vice-president of the Capilano Community League, was surprised to hear about the ongoing homicide investigation.
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6 A0 E6 R$ B$ [“We get the odd B-and-E and car theft around here, but other than that, not too much (crime),” she said.: B4 h z: D+ o, c/ D% H" K
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Police are asking for anyone with information on the case to call 780-423-4567.5 C1 A2 g* n: A) t" x' y
, B) a- T) z* K, l: XThe slain woman, whose name has not been released, is the city’s 24th homicide victim of 2010." z! `6 H4 j" F
- |; Z% y2 ]0 qThere were 25 slayings in Edmonton at this time last year.
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