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周一,一个独身女子在Capilano的家中被刺死2 {% h# W+ B5 w" ~& S) ^
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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.% ~. \, |0 _" {2 {4 ]9 p4 v1 Z( O9 B+ k3 a
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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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' F/ o* N' V% ^4 B* v; F“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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‘Not too worried’
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) a% K" H3 y1 r o+ C4 |“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.”0 h7 n3 e, I# [2 X7 L
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The middle-aged victim lived alone, neighbours said.9 w' ]9 ?4 P k6 J c# K$ ?
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No arrests were reported at press time Tuesday night.5 @( _ K; e, H6 G" g
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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.
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5 @! e# u) M: LForensics officers continued to probe the scene at 10816 52 St. on Tuesday night.
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6 v. C, D: b9 F$ |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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+ e2 ]) V1 a# M& {0 E3 k9 m' c“This is a very good neighbourhood.
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- G/ b) B2 l& a- Y; J. O7 `“It’s very quiet.+ M) T0 I6 H. j7 L5 E# U
2 b, i& y- T1 G2 j+ r0 e“I hope we find out something.”( j6 E8 s9 H3 M ~
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& I% X6 u8 ~3 ?" l& j9 O9 P! c, }3 OLynn Gregory, vice-president of the Capilano Community League, was surprised to hear about the ongoing homicide investigation.
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! _0 R7 c1 e' T2 G) L# j6 s1 v“We get the odd B-and-E and car theft around here, but other than that, not too much (crime),” she said.$ j) u/ y$ A( _ ^1 s" k) g
2 M; X9 e! m0 aPolice are asking for anyone with information on the case to call 780-423-4567." O6 B8 ]* _. P1 Z- { ?
# u0 P' z7 O- i5 p$ CThe slain woman, whose name has not been released, is the city’s 24th homicide victim of 2010.
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: w" r! g0 B4 B6 p1 JThere were 25 slayings in Edmonton at this time last year.
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