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周一,一个独身女子在Capilano的家中被刺死
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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.
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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.1 N$ N% Y' F# G' a" n' e$ e1 G3 t: H
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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./ z3 b* t1 k0 ]0 v: z0 h
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‘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.”; B- ]4 O- ~# Z
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The middle-aged victim lived alone, neighbours said.
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No arrests were reported at press time Tuesday night.
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1 S" @6 z/ F' O! O2 V; q( cThe 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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% v" R9 W- m( e. ?9 j8 Z+ y2 v1 x3 D9 pForensics officers continued to probe the scene at 10816 52 St. on Tuesday night.4 V7 t+ G+ j& f9 I
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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.4 l/ E" |% e# J
C2 S7 B# _8 L1 B% u% E, ^“We’ve never had anything like this happen around here,” said Marg, a senior citizen.
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“This is a very good neighbourhood.
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“It’s very quiet.
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2 k3 ]3 z* `) z- f+ l. D$ A7 S“I hope we find out something.”* J7 _+ G) {) J' B# P' C
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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.1 K6 D; z: ~7 ]" u4 H- A! `2 u
7 r! ]* C- T' `& Y“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 780-423-4567.7 |; U: Y- [! n+ E: z# L
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The slain woman, whose name has not been released, is the city’s 24th homicide victim of 2010.
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) t8 F E& u# Y4 `( nThere were 25 slayings in Edmonton at this time last year.2 z0 s, J/ Z1 z2 w8 | P
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