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周一,一个独身女子在Capilano的家中被刺死, t# ]4 E4 p1 D6 Y/ n+ s8 g: E: l
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http://www.edmontonsun.com/news/edmonton/2010/12/01/16382786.html
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& w0 }. _3 T1 N ^* KA 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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1 b3 B7 k# {4 h& s) r7 f+ cEdmonton 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. p+ l& X3 b. v0 z+ X! U; |8 Z/ [
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‘Not too worried’
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, u, P7 L+ _% c4 @: L“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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The middle-aged victim lived alone, neighbours said.4 c' F0 Z1 x: b0 i o
& s- o, e ~- J' k" u" q2 `8 kNo 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.$ d8 g1 W+ ^: q
B( I' ^# x1 h5 z/ |9 z2 o, jForensics officers continued to probe the scene at 10816 52 St. on Tuesday night.. E& M% }) B! y
6 ]8 U6 \* o3 T8 a( @# Q2 s7 ^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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/ [$ }. R) F9 y“We’ve never had anything like this happen around here,” said Marg, a senior citizen.9 U( k2 N' F# @, c. v5 A1 y
1 W5 M+ ?1 h$ M3 G8 D“This is a very good neighbourhood.( g" J% D/ y9 ^* j2 C
; ~- D: c; u$ _( K" c“It’s very quiet.
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* t, S: |" x/ H& E {4 M“I hope we find out something.”' C$ t, n/ i$ i _- I% P& T) k( ~
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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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“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 780-423-4567.8 A2 x. J/ F; j$ A
* Y; z6 _; V0 s, c2 H& uThe slain woman, whose name has not been released, is the city’s 24th homicide victim of 2010.$ ?- g& b+ |% @
9 _2 `2 M5 V& ?$ H& dThere were 25 slayings in Edmonton at this time last year.' [) ^: x' V: c; x5 z8 q+ J
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