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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.html V% P/ J. x9 [% p/ l0 z
- R7 n% j; ]/ v; l5 C# ]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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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.- P2 ]2 k9 j/ ?; x) r/ p
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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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% I; u2 L: C; T, J& w$ e/ o0 u‘Not too worried’8 i {) X) v- L( {5 g9 G
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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.”+ P1 u- E& v0 N0 ]% i% D0 N9 ]
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The middle-aged victim lived alone, neighbours said.
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No arrests were reported at press time Tuesday night.2 c& n$ m3 s2 i! q$ v0 S5 z0 l
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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.( `7 Z$ I) F! J& v- y
, ], l4 L4 l, ^' k0 p$ XThurlow 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.' U+ F) Q; s$ W, N7 u2 L6 q
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“We’ve never had anything like this happen around here,” said Marg, a senior citizen.% N- H# i0 w% [) \+ D4 O( H" X6 b
8 q; o5 H* t6 A1 Y" b |“This is a very good neighbourhood.
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“It’s very quiet.
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“I hope we find out something.”+ f/ y0 V+ N, g& M
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Surprised
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Lynn Gregory, vice-president of the Capilano Community League, was surprised to hear about the ongoing homicide investigation.
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# e/ B: B& A( Q! D! D# f' u1 U9 M“We get the odd B-and-E and car theft around here, but other than that, not too much (crime),” she said.& r/ m8 P% ~" S2 q8 E* N0 f
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# G7 C. w) E: W* B3 K! SThe slain woman, whose name has not been released, is the city’s 24th homicide victim of 2010.1 y/ Z7 A7 f' e
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There were 25 slayings in Edmonton at this time last year.
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