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周一,一个独身女子在Capilano的家中被刺死) \( Z5 {5 }6 T0 \
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http://www.edmontonsun.com/news/edmonton/2010/12/01/16382786.html
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/ L2 C2 S5 b$ ^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.8 [, S1 z- f* }5 F
+ l: Z( _/ b. A6 A- G8 {; rEdmonton 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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- g1 n5 d* _! z' a1 N“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.% V( f- V4 {4 f8 R9 y
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‘Not too worried’
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4 l% d" R0 H* ?) g“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.”. ^/ l5 N. Q3 t9 {. E* M
; G2 [* d. ~9 _ U) N# }. o0 uThe middle-aged victim lived alone, neighbours said.$ v2 G% p% T2 ^. N5 `
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No arrests were reported at press time Tuesday night.
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6 W2 E# F* ]2 ^; w0 zThe woman was found slain inside the 1,200-square-foot home shortly before 4 p.m. Monday, said Edmonton police spokeswoman Lisa Sobchyshyn., { h' Q& U2 T( Y
( ] }1 {' f _! Q' pForensics officers continued to probe the scene at 10816 52 St. on Tuesday night.! d3 W: }( ]: U4 y
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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.
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“We’ve never had anything like this happen around here,” said Marg, a senior citizen.
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5 @1 m) _3 f) q- |* ^! q2 [% e“This is a very good neighbourhood.
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“It’s very quiet.' E, H3 f# q; [ N" N- k
$ l4 F. u7 c, T) I& c“I hope we find out something.”
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Surprised
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Lynn Gregory, vice-president of the Capilano Community League, was surprised to hear about the ongoing homicide investigation. R- q# H: V2 ^/ m H$ @, A. E
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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.9 e! |7 {4 `, |3 d; c9 N
3 c) _6 t, O m! H" `Police are asking for anyone with information on the case to call 780-423-4567.4 c9 f( j" o/ E0 `% w$ c
, |0 v8 H1 _9 i w! q- uThe slain woman, whose name has not been released, is the city’s 24th homicide victim of 2010.$ m' y6 a2 N: m% y
. q: c6 N8 \9 V$ W8 m# t/ r/ y' lThere were 25 slayings in Edmonton at this time last year.
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