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周一,一个独身女子在Capilano的家中被刺死! F7 G& |- D# u* R: J# y* [
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http://www.edmontonsun.com/news/edmonton/2010/12/01/16382786.html; X; n9 N. B% ^, G$ v
5 d& F. I0 E% E, j9 Z S- I& m% hA woman found slain in her Capilano bungalow was a pipefitter who had lived in the southside neighbourhood for a couple of years, say neighbours.5 T* G; k3 b9 [
7 q5 u! o7 w" H* Z' K% B$ B. IEdmonton 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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1 W0 e& { h s3 ~5 w# I‘Not too worried’/ i. |" W5 J- t6 M) F. V3 ?
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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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The middle-aged victim lived alone, neighbours said.! j9 O' K' L* ?' O# I, t# l$ b/ F( e
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No arrests were reported at press time Tuesday night.* n; R' k. l y' U1 \) i( A
o/ W' b1 W. `5 \The woman was found slain inside the 1,200-square-foot home shortly before 4 p.m. Monday, said Edmonton police spokeswoman Lisa Sobchyshyn.3 H8 z+ z) n1 U; H! F5 O
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Forensics officers continued to probe the scene at 10816 52 St. on Tuesday night.* `% U( Y( |& S2 _7 r1 X
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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.# B1 N, Y" E( a1 N' w" D1 j7 N
2 ]8 Z$ I; n- R3 f8 g& H7 X8 L/ P“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.: {. ]- {# ?& Q) O8 o; N6 H. M
' z4 ]( V0 s7 v“It’s very quiet.
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# m" D/ d7 O) m& Z2 L q“I hope we find out something.”1 E: ~: l8 ?. B
# g0 A" o5 n/ z2 b. Z' G3 DSurprised
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Lynn Gregory, vice-president of the Capilano Community League, was surprised to hear about the ongoing homicide investigation.7 ?' C; s1 F9 y! o% P4 W
! _/ A8 t; I$ I“We get the odd B-and-E and car theft around here, but other than that, not too much (crime),” she said.8 Q4 ?& x7 n- I. ?) U% w
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Police are asking for anyone with information on the case to call 780-423-4567.& i" s1 o1 c) T: z( X, E" ?/ I/ R
: m9 a2 [1 g7 T4 Y# b8 I6 Y @The slain woman, whose name has not been released, is the city’s 24th homicide victim of 2010.
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7 M' c( _, s ?; r% CThere were 25 slayings in Edmonton at this time last year.
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