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周一,一个独身女子在Capilano的家中被刺死( M+ c( [ Y0 C$ _
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7 R4 C9 i E$ c5 ^( qA 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.
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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.
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2 _+ |& ~/ W' A. f% Z3 r‘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.”% S! L5 l, h2 ]
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No arrests were reported at press time Tuesday night.+ ` L9 i& V& G, I* D! Y" v
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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./ _9 C& o; c) i3 y( T# Q5 @& C
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Forensics officers continued to probe the scene at 10816 52 St. on Tuesday night.9 s' F" @8 T0 j0 @
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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.3 w) V# a+ d6 q4 M s; s
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“We’ve never had anything like this happen around here,” said Marg, a senior citizen.% t g4 U \! T) q2 X! M
9 j0 `) f/ F- @6 ?2 H“This is a very good neighbourhood.; n9 I% d6 `- X0 Y" z; d3 G7 A
& H7 M& o7 {$ v5 Q) w“It’s very quiet., C6 ]( L+ R$ b( E
% H8 o4 u& X5 E% Y- n) F! {! |/ ~“I hope we find out something.”
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9 M& h0 M# B; e2 l$ `2 aSurprised
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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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/ p9 T# w& g/ g“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.
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* y. B# l) L* j# M$ uThe slain woman, whose name has not been released, is the city’s 24th homicide victim of 2010.
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) I" }1 A- [6 [: y$ bThere were 25 slayings in Edmonton at this time last year.
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