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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 ]' S9 _; R( b2 ]
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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 ?2 @$ c, w2 i5 [0 W2 ? }* eEdmonton 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.9 w2 `4 F1 k4 l6 `2 q
' q8 A" p8 v4 a' g7 y6 Y, w+ g V! F! G“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.% z: o- Z7 N, f! c+ l% Z4 d$ \" @
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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.”
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4 R- A1 b" h! S5 [( HThe middle-aged victim lived alone, neighbours said.
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No arrests were reported at press time Tuesday night.
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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.
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Forensics 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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“We’ve never had anything like this happen around here,” said Marg, a senior citizen.
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) \) E" A) r6 }" x: m3 j“This is a very good neighbourhood.% [2 w' j9 U) Y1 v. B) M0 S" t
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“It’s very quiet.$ m3 ~ C) k" D: F5 Y' ]
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“I hope we find out something.”
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# i- b0 L) F5 [9 z( JSurprised
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Lynn Gregory, vice-president of the Capilano Community League, was surprised to hear about the ongoing homicide investigation.7 i* x1 i0 \* F' Q1 S
/ B) @1 H# V& E R% K8 R“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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- k& r7 c. C( q0 tPolice are asking for anyone with information on the case to call 780-423-4567.) m0 I; C! j% n
$ } j, x# [. n5 x) t% m( a6 `The slain woman, whose name has not been released, is the city’s 24th homicide victim of 2010.
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There were 25 slayings in Edmonton at this time last year.( M! a- o& p' l- R* F, X* o
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