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周一,一个独身女子在Capilano的家中被刺死1 J. W, k2 c( Y
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# q! i$ Z( Y6 C+ BA 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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' ~+ \, P# a* v M/ {) R1 q8 K% DEdmonton 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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2 x& e; U" d) V! {/ l# {“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.8 K# B" G8 e- s5 N9 a
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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.”) {/ _. F, d& ]( |$ Y
1 {+ l( t$ t$ a' `The middle-aged victim lived alone, neighbours said.
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$ L2 ^9 T S- m% Z$ W; u; Y3 jNo 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.
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4 ~$ g" E8 \8 kForensics officers continued to probe the scene at 10816 52 St. on Tuesday night.0 _" \ l, [7 d3 H% |
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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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9 l0 i0 j' b9 P$ z# f* a% ]3 y; F1 k“This is a very good neighbourhood.
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/ `2 s6 r& J/ b“It’s very quiet.7 A0 G1 I+ c( |( W4 Q
2 N( N! t+ W) X6 n“I hope we find out something.”1 ?1 U. J0 _+ I% m: U2 a) ^
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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.
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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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Police are asking for anyone with information on the case to call 780-423-4567.5 Q7 G1 e6 V0 c/ H
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The slain woman, whose name has not been released, is the city’s 24th homicide victim of 2010.$ Y3 m- ~& h& G/ l0 Q" ?5 x X
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There were 25 slayings in Edmonton at this time last year.+ [3 z3 K q+ m: d& }; x# I
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