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周一,一个独身女子在Capilano的家中被刺死* D5 G; I* q6 x, w) l
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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.# G' h* N/ o$ s2 u3 m/ _/ c# K
/ |7 D! H3 X8 m: E% B$ | s# MEdmonton 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.; o) r: q' D" {7 m4 w0 `4 n/ Y8 T
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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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" a+ c; z, b& K a‘Not too worried’
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0 }" h/ J- q1 \: D! O0 q; 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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2 A: T- f( u# ^, h' L# I; }- DThe middle-aged victim lived alone, neighbours said.
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No arrests were reported at press time Tuesday night.
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0 v% ^) l3 r* j- {; x+ uThe woman was found slain inside the 1,200-square-foot home shortly before 4 p.m. Monday, said Edmonton police spokeswoman Lisa Sobchyshyn.% v9 ^) S, x# N9 d3 Z
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Forensics officers continued to probe the scene at 10816 52 St. on Tuesday night.
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) ^5 o$ b# k' V) c$ ^6 o/ Y0 K0 _6 |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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“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.) L Z5 \, {: S# l$ U8 P
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“It’s very quiet.
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“I hope we find out something.”
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% B* {3 o( T0 ~$ J4 \Lynn Gregory, vice-president of the Capilano Community League, was surprised to hear about the ongoing homicide investigation.3 q* ~' n) M! R, |! g4 F
7 V# U# ~1 G* {, p“We get the odd B-and-E and car theft around here, but other than that, not too much (crime),” she said.1 t- z" ?5 D. b* M+ G
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Police are asking for anyone with information on the case to call 780-423-4567.
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0 }7 z$ x8 `6 zThe slain woman, whose name has not been released, is the city’s 24th homicide victim of 2010.- G4 ~! S* P6 k( b8 k
1 p. `) m/ w- {( S. vThere were 25 slayings in Edmonton at this time last year.
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