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周一,一个独身女子在Capilano的家中被刺死& b [2 G' @/ Z" M1 L
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+ L) [/ `5 |$ G: |0 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.$ X# o4 H' M* z' ^; h
% y- f3 }% ~! tEdmonton 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.! E+ i ?2 W% }0 b0 H% b
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% s6 d& `# @. ]# c5 Y* _" O) q“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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! B; i; F# J5 j! k' K, HThe middle-aged victim lived alone, neighbours said.
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- p% @3 }+ |% \: S6 ]The woman was found slain inside the 1,200-square-foot home shortly before 4 p.m. Monday, said Edmonton police spokeswoman Lisa Sobchyshyn.0 \7 E/ D" |4 E8 h
; j7 h7 c' z: G) R2 M( s+ j5 XForensics officers continued to probe the scene at 10816 52 St. on Tuesday night.7 k% f, j, U$ ]; Z7 k
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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.) K- ?& k& y) n; O
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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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“It’s very quiet.) A" c( E% ?' v
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5 g& ?+ e* v+ }* p4 jLynn Gregory, vice-president of the Capilano Community League, was surprised to hear about the ongoing homicide investigation.0 R: P R9 \! W( l" L
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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.( W+ @' Q: r5 N6 z8 y: Q, i! I
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Police are asking for anyone with information on the case to call 780-423-4567.
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The slain woman, whose name has not been released, is the city’s 24th homicide victim of 2010.! G% l( W8 N: o
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There were 25 slayings in Edmonton at this time last year.- O* h# e% f" N% B: s, J1 X
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