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周一,一个独身女子在Capilano的家中被刺死( R/ {4 c6 ]* l9 J' o I
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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.8 v4 O: q$ [/ b- m5 q3 V
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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 l( ~( Z; f9 ?% w: O8 i3 C" t, 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.
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, D3 H" Y; t5 A/ u1 D! }% a‘Not too worried’
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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.”* k z+ O% O% g8 _* _7 V
$ U3 l# H0 S1 \The middle-aged victim lived alone, neighbours said.6 E; F K9 t% K' l* B1 G: j o
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No 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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Forensics officers continued to probe the scene at 10816 52 St. on Tuesday night.& G) ]: e" a; W" 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./ f# W! v5 C% w. `+ u! u$ L
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“We’ve never had anything like this happen around here,” said Marg, a senior citizen.( U0 q$ S" t* [, ?$ p
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“This is a very good neighbourhood.
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% u# A! [7 {& Q* v; `% d0 l0 d3 F6 x“It’s very quiet.6 S& |# m8 c6 u+ y5 F
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“I hope we find out something.”4 X, k6 r& U& _/ G
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, F' D% V' K1 t; I& X% KLynn Gregory, vice-president of the Capilano Community League, was surprised to hear about the ongoing homicide investigation.2 u% N' S6 E3 y3 ]# u
4 n6 X, w/ {2 \4 }$ ?“We get the odd B-and-E and car theft around here, but other than that, not too much (crime),” she said.0 w' }0 c) y& {* \ ]
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Police are asking for anyone with information on the case to call 780-423-4567.
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9 V6 G. @4 f% e. NThe slain woman, whose name has not been released, is the city’s 24th homicide victim of 2010.% k; z. R2 _* y! Y/ T1 J
# _) U3 B1 }/ y# tThere were 25 slayings in Edmonton at this time last year.
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