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周一,一个独身女子在Capilano的家中被刺死
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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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7 ^/ Z4 x- m0 f( J# j3 Z- sEdmonton 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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& e a0 _; A1 \6 \. y f4 @* w: X“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.# q, O/ l$ l# @/ {; \* K# v {
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/ P( L6 ~% K4 R! E" j8 f/ r“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.”; H& k- q' f* O
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The middle-aged victim lived alone, neighbours said." [ x" o7 h2 A0 c
& L5 o9 P2 N& D0 S, E! F" sNo arrests were reported at press time Tuesday night.
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8 m3 s4 U! z: E4 W% T+ H- mThe 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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e) L/ } `7 IForensics officers continued to probe the scene at 10816 52 St. on Tuesday night.
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~/ b q" F* G9 DThurlow 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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“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.
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" g0 ]% m9 z# R“It’s very quiet.
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“I hope we find out something.”
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4 A9 \: m: R( _) P" mSurprised
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Lynn Gregory, vice-president of the Capilano Community League, was surprised to hear about the ongoing homicide investigation.( L( \) |4 |3 d1 [9 C% ], P5 t5 G
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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., a7 k1 Q' @; {, V, q* E. v; _5 @
+ U3 v! P2 A: f) V' M# cPolice are asking for anyone with information on the case to call 780-423-4567.0 |3 ^3 w" o. j, d1 U
- N6 b. g/ S) H6 L2 w: @8 d! RThe slain woman, whose name has not been released, is the city’s 24th homicide victim of 2010.2 E c7 d& m# l {% \
- N& n7 A; ]! \3 X8 \6 JThere were 25 slayings in Edmonton at this time last year.
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