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周一,一个独身女子在Capilano的家中被刺死. [6 G8 G+ u6 ]- ^# g8 p# q# ]: W7 [
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http://www.edmontonsun.com/news/edmonton/2010/12/01/16382786.html
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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.2 q" d/ q: L$ }- E/ p: G& R
; q c9 P/ Z, Q1 S5 S JEdmonton 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.1 |7 E. z% |4 ~2 P! Z: K$ l9 w
0 x0 Q# F9 r: G2 a2 E5 k“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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8 M2 n- |+ v1 i6 J9 F' o‘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.”: G" l3 F% W+ j* r0 J& B8 q: m
5 d* s4 ]1 Q+ t& D* TThe middle-aged victim lived alone, neighbours said.& N" _8 C( x6 q4 G
& i2 P- |# K: D7 DNo arrests were reported at press time Tuesday night.
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8 z7 V$ q2 Z! W5 \The woman was found slain inside the 1,200-square-foot home shortly before 4 p.m. Monday, said Edmonton police spokeswoman Lisa Sobchyshyn.- Y2 I" m5 j$ m+ H
0 S! \4 B1 X) w$ h$ M2 hForensics officers continued to probe the scene at 10816 52 St. on Tuesday night.& c) [( J6 v+ O" u
6 i0 t2 A3 d P) d8 C. \ K' ?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.1 n3 Y$ _+ C9 j
; W& h' S& ^+ B7 ]4 m& \' @“We’ve never had anything like this happen around here,” said Marg, a senior citizen.* Q7 H' A! j$ u- H% V
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“This is a very good neighbourhood.
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“It’s very quiet.- W8 B, ]3 D/ n+ S. `
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“I hope we find out something.”
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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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“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 780-423-4567.8 x6 a% F$ S* ~ t7 [$ t
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The slain woman, whose name has not been released, is the city’s 24th homicide victim of 2010.4 [7 |! Y# }: t: \ |' ~
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There were 25 slayings in Edmonton at this time last year./ |7 c- B! S4 Y9 n
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