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周一,一个独身女子在Capilano的家中被刺死
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( I2 X+ z: o" m+ W. tA woman found slain in her Capilano bungalow was a pipefitter who had lived in the southside neighbourhood for a couple of years, say neighbours. h& W' ]$ u+ ?: L8 N) [
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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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‘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.”8 X }. c) \+ }& A" D4 d0 w0 ]' m
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The middle-aged victim lived alone, neighbours said.* A6 o9 b' {' U7 T+ {* }
( S. }* }( b% k& O! u9 i; a3 f3 mNo 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." e& d! p3 L" a
2 l- A( s: p6 ]# h2 P+ oForensics officers continued to probe the scene at 10816 52 St. on Tuesday night.1 u- Q9 {! E$ Z; o- J
, u, P9 M" Y$ K) I) e0 HThurlow 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.; k1 S. C0 N0 G+ i$ n% k; K
6 k8 c& x: r4 O2 I$ ^7 i+ _“We’ve never had anything like this happen around here,” said Marg, a senior citizen.5 C7 ?$ b0 ]7 C1 J3 T7 I* c
9 C- J/ _# |( x- G, a5 R' O% ~“This is a very good neighbourhood.- c7 C+ v! {. e3 w1 l- T
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“It’s very quiet.( {& O+ g: t9 G$ a" p
" z. O0 J" Q6 w, h“I hope we find out something.”
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6 b7 Y) B+ }0 j9 r+ ~4 V5 wSurprised
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Lynn Gregory, vice-president of the Capilano Community League, was surprised to hear about the ongoing homicide investigation.$ n) i& C! @+ [, j4 q
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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.
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Police are asking for anyone with information on the case to call 780-423-4567. m4 [0 D) ^) U- Z
/ ?5 f. I. W; @: J7 JThe slain woman, whose name has not been released, is the city’s 24th homicide victim of 2010.
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% {, K2 l0 I7 l# q# E) JThere were 25 slayings in Edmonton at this time last year.
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