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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.html7 B- {- j( y- 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.- Y1 m- m) ~! I0 s
1 i) O+ E0 r# d) wEdmonton 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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6 V0 E% a3 N3 o% _ N“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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“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.” O7 o: o. u% Q4 H( E
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The middle-aged victim lived alone, neighbours said.
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0 b e n5 S& lNo arrests were reported at press time Tuesday night.
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5 e4 e* G0 j1 b# W; RThe woman was found slain inside the 1,200-square-foot home shortly before 4 p.m. Monday, said Edmonton police spokeswoman Lisa Sobchyshyn. K+ l* m; q- B* `* }$ ]
+ m. q5 }( e! |- k5 ^+ uForensics 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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1 j( d9 [; Q8 D( C' F4 I9 z# r“We’ve never had anything like this happen around here,” said Marg, a senior citizen.1 s4 G/ I% G- |8 z/ o5 A$ K; {% b
2 M/ u$ L/ B% R% j- [8 E“This is a very good neighbourhood.
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1 E( ~. O9 w1 M“It’s very quiet.( |" O( u3 v- [
8 |2 \/ t( J/ W6 H/ ?4 _“I hope we find out something.”4 G6 m7 v6 u& K/ c& J+ ~
) @$ n5 \7 G/ J" T, XSurprised
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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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. m' I* d9 i5 r0 C$ |' q9 p“We get the odd B-and-E and car theft around here, but other than that, not too much (crime),” she said.6 Q% t, m, p- E* }" G" ], \
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Police are asking for anyone with information on the case to call 780-423-4567.
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7 Y# n4 {- _3 f$ TThe slain woman, whose name has not been released, is the city’s 24th homicide victim of 2010.
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& t5 C8 E7 a: Y/ c. Q7 Q/ F: e3 Z( mThere were 25 slayings in Edmonton at this time last year.
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