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周一,一个独身女子在Capilano的家中被刺死$ _/ H0 _# v7 Q/ r* m* V
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http://www.edmontonsun.com/news/edmonton/2010/12/01/16382786.html! }) h) c* E4 u* q
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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.
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3 u8 D- O# X2 u4 LEdmonton 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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$ X8 ^% S3 r; U, H$ C% ^“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. W8 Q. b# ^3 T, l5 r+ z* U# k
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+ w k G4 \: l9 g. Z“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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* a4 p: @" Y6 d- ^1 SThe middle-aged victim lived alone, neighbours said.- E& S% v7 j0 B# q5 c; c" S
' C& D+ Q" h* \No arrests were reported at press time Tuesday night.
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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.1 K: d5 g+ Q! @5 N& [- j: z
- N. r+ w, T: O8 T. Y$ p2 o UForensics officers continued to probe the scene at 10816 52 St. on Tuesday night.
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8 ?, z$ h3 L; N$ h! F7 I! j9 dThurlow 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.
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“We’ve never had anything like this happen around here,” said Marg, a senior citizen.
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& T- q3 Z$ n2 p“This is a very good neighbourhood.' k+ m; m& B% \( N$ e" Q
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“It’s very quiet.
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“I hope we find out something.”
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) F% t" [9 m1 e$ e' K/ uSurprised; @' b( g8 v! L/ x
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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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, f1 n' }! _* {5 h& V2 U% K“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.& s B) O) x) e% o$ s1 R
O2 @# Y! s. j) {+ r5 f @The slain woman, whose name has not been released, is the city’s 24th homicide victim of 2010.; I! \0 c z3 f) s! i) _
( F5 g7 ~) O* n% c& } X# xThere were 25 slayings in Edmonton at this time last year.
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