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周一,一个独身女子在Capilano的家中被刺死
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" ?/ i9 c: T. khttp://www.edmontonsun.com/news/edmonton/2010/12/01/16382786.html
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& ^! `3 A9 B( N, U+ b( GA 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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9 @$ [9 N9 @ ~ L# Z9 LEdmonton 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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4 Q/ u' F- G( a" E0 j/ Q( C& Q“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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! i1 L6 _3 O0 L& J7 P$ H! H“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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0 q5 G- U# k3 UThe middle-aged victim lived alone, neighbours said.
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No arrests were reported at press time Tuesday night.1 s" H( H) O( W5 V: b4 ~
( P8 F9 z) |8 f& x0 O# 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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, ]( f# C! B$ q& v+ E) zForensics officers continued to probe the scene at 10816 52 St. on Tuesday night.0 ]' p& _; X& I- M0 q1 R
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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.' R9 v7 }' Q: h; n9 g7 V9 v$ T$ r
- f/ H: U7 D+ y0 U! R“We’ve never had anything like this happen around here,” said Marg, a senior citizen.) _4 @$ X R7 o5 o' n5 o& N+ |$ L
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- {: H" d9 H# C" v“It’s very quiet.( f5 O# B' J8 B2 b+ w
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“I hope we find out something.”+ W( W! `' ]$ X5 _9 t8 ~
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Lynn Gregory, vice-president of the Capilano Community League, was surprised to hear about the ongoing homicide investigation.9 P# d2 L1 j& }% S
# c) X9 v" w. _2 z“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.: m# g+ D5 d- R; h; h
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The slain woman, whose name has not been released, is the city’s 24th homicide victim of 2010.& D# o* [+ ]5 x
. C, h( b- J# p; p9 o/ [% FThere were 25 slayings in Edmonton at this time last year.. `* w5 r3 b0 D; R. ?+ p2 h
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