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周一,一个独身女子在Capilano的家中被刺死
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% Y6 `. |7 i, |+ C5 ~3 z0 vA woman found slain in her Capilano bungalow was a pipefitter who had lived in the southside neighbourhood for a couple of years, say neighbours.4 y4 z z! K% h, [! {# [
0 M0 u* e0 y9 _7 N0 w$ UEdmonton 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.& x' y* n, I& ^$ N, b, ]
3 _9 a! _5 Q- w7 M7 b' U“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.”+ l" I, o1 o. T* ?+ P4 W4 x
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The middle-aged victim lived alone, neighbours said.: Q+ q" I! L0 b- J
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No arrests were reported at press time Tuesday night.$ r' o5 Q1 S7 O% U( [
/ R. s( M, S0 M) Z8 i. F, q0 }The woman was found slain inside the 1,200-square-foot home shortly before 4 p.m. Monday, said Edmonton police spokeswoman Lisa Sobchyshyn.: H5 _, K9 I" W8 H6 J. t% F
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Forensics officers continued to probe the scene at 10816 52 St. on Tuesday night.1 _. m* ~- v4 B* K0 ~# S
9 r; d6 h( [9 ~, N5 `7 _% _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.
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( { E: S% G% k; ^7 a“It’s very quiet.
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; Y9 [% U8 p7 M5 [5 n1 S“I hope we find out something.”
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+ |! [: S- ~% Z$ B0 zSurprised
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7 B. x$ w4 K# P& v+ e, ULynn Gregory, vice-president of the Capilano Community League, was surprised to hear about the ongoing homicide investigation.) w& H* \3 ^- D0 l0 _5 o a% s. g
! Y3 f* D" ^9 u, d' Q/ A* ?) `( I“We get the odd B-and-E and car theft around here, but other than that, not too much (crime),” she said./ Y) k0 Q) U2 K# s+ D$ U
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Police are asking for anyone with information on the case to call 780-423-4567.
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4 _ a/ U, R1 Q$ NThe slain woman, whose name has not been released, is the city’s 24th homicide victim of 2010.) |. l. ` o: U6 N$ X! @+ C; a! Z7 ]
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There were 25 slayings in Edmonton at this time last year.
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