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周一,一个独身女子在Capilano的家中被刺死
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$ y5 n$ r1 c, a7 M' Z: \" Chttp://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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/ a% H. C3 R1 I/ E) OEdmonton 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.& y1 C2 p" p3 C3 Q! x' I% w
3 t/ @- g& C. r& j“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.' n8 v$ O: u: x! h3 Q9 S$ [/ `$ d" {& Q
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‘Not too worried’
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- Y. u" f3 O4 k* J, q% 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.”
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. h5 e( F( W4 o" O7 ~# yThe middle-aged victim lived alone, neighbours said.6 w! S# H. l2 Y- `( {! T$ v( `" V/ n
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No arrests were reported at press time Tuesday night.
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. `6 O6 J( A" _& f. s3 d' k, v( IThe 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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“We’ve never had anything like this happen around here,” said Marg, a senior citizen. Q2 H8 w! w0 v% C* p
/ Y9 z' x5 C$ q“This is a very good neighbourhood.& t- v$ j& \' P# c3 Q. [1 h0 y
1 Y4 X. [; {6 ?; d. l0 b" R3 p( e9 ^6 Z“It’s very quiet.
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9 G. O. {% }. l3 H' Y“I hope we find out something.”
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, T o+ [7 T0 h. M" D7 J# BSurprised/ e- C1 U1 d% ?8 [. E8 O6 ?
. x, m5 |6 k. jLynn Gregory, vice-president of the Capilano Community League, was surprised to hear about the ongoing homicide investigation.* t0 M% p3 o6 D+ s6 M! R% f% D: M
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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. Z1 t6 W" g" _5 q" k) R# R, ~% X
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Police 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.& O/ w5 a2 q) c( b! }$ }: q
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There were 25 slayings in Edmonton at this time last year. _% u! a8 R, g2 g
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