 鲜花( 0)  鸡蛋( 0)
|
周一,一个独身女子在Capilano的家中被刺死
+ Z6 t- P* n. M1 G" p$ ^. W( h! H( J. q% t& n$ X9 Y
http://www.edmontonsun.com/news/edmonton/2010/12/01/16382786.html& g$ {7 M: m9 h5 }% y
# y/ e+ R) }5 J' v* b7 gA woman found slain in her Capilano bungalow was a pipefitter who had lived in the southside neighbourhood for a couple of years, say neighbours.
/ B, b# } t$ K. _" U
# d: d: X. {7 D! q4 Y- {( _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.4 ]7 p! s% @; H
( k& G) c- i# Q! H/ J& |“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.
+ @- R; T' h3 g {
3 i$ |6 t2 \, Y" W o4 y‘Not too worried’
0 s+ d4 b7 o! C" F, z
# ]! |% }) n/ x* C8 u0 |1 u% c, _“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.”) y4 B! X3 I3 ~) |" x" e
! t$ M5 K9 \! U0 g
The middle-aged victim lived alone, neighbours said.
: J* V' m. c4 x1 J4 M% J9 h# v- I/ p6 S5 d* f: W
No arrests were reported at press time Tuesday night.
. I: N; e2 w8 p2 N: A! d/ w' @# I3 e8 h# S/ W0 n0 r( H, e: ~
The woman was found slain inside the 1,200-square-foot home shortly before 4 p.m. Monday, said Edmonton police spokeswoman Lisa Sobchyshyn.
! D s9 ?( \9 M) u9 N; C& A& v( C/ I$ p! |: x X" @; G6 x
Forensics officers continued to probe the scene at 10816 52 St. on Tuesday night.
! F2 N! }& W; w/ ^1 {( _7 [4 _- `* J4 P
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.4 I$ U: `1 r# A. Y
i' U/ z/ d8 j. ?/ L* @“We’ve never had anything like this happen around here,” said Marg, a senior citizen.
2 `/ a6 O- c. D: r6 h% R; ~- y" v8 [7 g, V+ E1 U9 b2 E
“This is a very good neighbourhood.
1 E3 }; `. }0 e7 o
8 d3 T* X/ P) `. T; I“It’s very quiet.
: L! |: \4 E7 d, Y
: d6 @9 Q8 ^+ @) z+ r8 P) r% ^$ p7 A“I hope we find out something.”
( f9 D; [& w, `( ? y
$ M/ q9 A; s1 X1 jSurprised
& R$ \8 q. A* r7 ~% t: `) F9 O! g' a3 C! R
Lynn Gregory, vice-president of the Capilano Community League, was surprised to hear about the ongoing homicide investigation.
0 k$ i. @) Y) ?' |' I& b/ P: O6 S6 g% j2 H) v
“We get the odd B-and-E and car theft around here, but other than that, not too much (crime),” she said.
7 v( c4 S; s- d+ i( H( H- x. E) f! f$ c+ C
Police are asking for anyone with information on the case to call 780-423-4567.
! w7 D: s6 I! A# K. l
: X+ t' h# ?: p! x1 T% ^. o! tThe slain woman, whose name has not been released, is the city’s 24th homicide victim of 2010.
. v2 n) y' W8 k2 d$ `, x
^9 J) o) U& A; M8 a9 W& PThere were 25 slayings in Edmonton at this time last year.& X6 w" c6 \! Y3 a4 q f! p
5 I7 A+ n1 v# T
cary.castagna@sunmedia.ca |
|