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周一,一个独身女子在Capilano的家中被刺死5 T; {" m( t- j& L
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http://www.edmontonsun.com/news/edmonton/2010/12/01/16382786.html
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5 l: `5 t: r% A- X! L6 b3 V' k" 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.- J7 J! \% h+ e& A! ]! F) K$ h* L6 U
. V f* `# {0 k2 Y7 {" R6 CEdmonton 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.: M- t2 p# o; r" Z
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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.( S) E6 G; N6 E1 c5 o
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‘Not too worried’, X$ \; a0 w0 I7 [1 k4 G* W& ?
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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.”: C$ x; n3 N( d! K
! M/ U. C/ P: I6 r( C3 R9 GThe middle-aged victim lived alone, neighbours said.& M( o2 L* U6 g6 i0 ?- E+ X
5 w2 K! ?* k/ a: J0 _5 ?9 sNo arrests were reported at press time Tuesday night.! @: ^+ B+ m6 v5 v6 C! \4 c
% Z$ {1 V5 A9 a ]8 I9 GThe woman was found slain inside the 1,200-square-foot home shortly before 4 p.m. Monday, said Edmonton police spokeswoman Lisa Sobchyshyn.4 G1 j8 \) y% W: O+ A) E
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Forensics officers continued to probe the scene at 10816 52 St. on Tuesday night.
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8 N" m& {7 X/ B- X$ e0 \5 qThurlow 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.2 f" U5 n' l* p' Q6 w2 Z! c
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“We’ve never had anything like this happen around here,” said Marg, a senior citizen.
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% ]( w/ f: _+ J9 {5 q“This is a very good neighbourhood.
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6 B2 V/ ?0 }* |5 A+ n“It’s very quiet.) R! Z% d* P* K$ n
+ Q+ z& ^" [9 F$ I7 D' H. l“I hope we find out something.”+ X2 \1 T$ @" C+ D/ b8 M1 a8 v
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) Q, E7 G% X( p8 G+ [" aLynn Gregory, vice-president of the Capilano Community League, was surprised to hear about the ongoing homicide investigation.
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: `" Q- g' {- M; \“We get the odd B-and-E and car theft around here, but other than that, not too much (crime),” she said.( a8 j* Z- \0 s- V; u1 }+ Q
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Police are asking for anyone with information on the case to call 780-423-4567.2 B8 ^2 e, M* L P6 C! B1 q
. O" P- ]6 a+ R6 D& JThe slain woman, whose name has not been released, is the city’s 24th homicide victim of 2010., ?9 Z; c+ q1 ?+ W& d& @2 A# i
2 q5 E ~% Z! q' T" sThere were 25 slayings in Edmonton at this time last year.7 @) }2 l, h, { W9 E E9 N2 U- m
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