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周一,一个独身女子在Capilano的家中被刺死
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. ~5 C# `6 b# }) f, b6 X8 X ahttp://www.edmontonsun.com/news/edmonton/2010/12/01/16382786.html- l, H3 ?5 i$ | b0 m
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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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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.
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* P& C1 F8 }# _: K' e“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.$ f. b2 |! ?/ w! @. m. k
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% f1 `5 c% X/ T2 s* q& c- C5 [' d; }“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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The middle-aged victim lived alone, neighbours said.2 ^" E/ H6 Y. `( C( w/ h+ \
/ s) U3 J! \/ [( CNo 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./ ]& N, q: E* s1 X" l3 [
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Forensics officers continued to probe the scene at 10816 52 St. on Tuesday night.
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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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4 |$ Q( l6 M0 _9 Q“We’ve never had anything like this happen around here,” said Marg, a senior citizen.# o' o' H% |) |9 Z! {
+ v5 Q- ?$ m8 @1 w6 S“This is a very good neighbourhood.
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“It’s very quiet.
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4 I& K3 M9 w. M5 f“I hope we find out something.”' |" h6 v/ m" ]; Z, `, Z
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% J5 u* B8 H# ?2 X# J+ M {Lynn Gregory, vice-president of the Capilano Community League, was surprised to hear about the ongoing homicide investigation.# |$ U4 z+ [) p/ f% f& S1 b
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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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8 E. i( I1 \! G: I% i' rPolice are asking for anyone with information on the case to call 780-423-4567.
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1 B. b1 @' |' \; u& ~4 O# B$ L' R& FThe slain woman, whose name has not been released, is the city’s 24th homicide victim of 2010.3 f' q& _1 W5 A# p o9 j2 A. J5 O% z5 @* S
B, c& j; ?% ?There were 25 slayings in Edmonton at this time last year.
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