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周一,一个独身女子在Capilano的家中被刺死4 F j# T6 H) M W
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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.1 n9 z) u4 V0 M/ z* O6 o7 @. ? F
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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. q6 g/ [: P; m8 u* }. v& U
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‘Not too worried’
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“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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# j$ ?) o2 ]( x" _6 JThe middle-aged victim lived alone, neighbours said.
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No arrests were reported at press time Tuesday night. m0 P! H# _( I$ B7 B) T
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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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4 T- _% ^% N! i# A, x* W ]6 cForensics officers continued to probe the scene at 10816 52 St. on Tuesday night.( q7 x, p- w# R5 z' 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.: ` S+ f2 J9 v' n* ?# z9 q
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“We’ve never had anything like this happen around here,” said Marg, a senior citizen.
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“This is a very good neighbourhood.. m8 @1 d; i& o
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$ J1 U4 F* G, x1 {, ]- n“I hope we find out something.”
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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.2 [3 l# z) ?: [' L- E
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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.. h" x2 M1 ~/ f
: l9 q4 B1 `. R* ^There were 25 slayings in Edmonton at this time last year.9 X8 a* |1 ^6 {4 ~
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