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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.html9 q9 X9 N; p+ C$ ?( _; Z
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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.2 ~. ]8 l" Q* ~ W1 B. i4 n
4 P3 w' U5 {8 |( O: q/ L$ 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.; ?+ f( n9 ]% B: s0 Z" ?8 ^, e( e
# O" u6 X6 l8 h, R: g6 t% 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.
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‘Not too worried’2 D, @% p$ S) D: Z) @5 J
" |, s* g% r' I' O“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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; y3 g6 f# @3 o: e6 ^9 L: m! ^The middle-aged victim lived alone, neighbours said.
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9 O$ V) O4 V2 {! hNo arrests were reported at press time Tuesday night.
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+ Q, t+ y0 ~! G5 X+ c" o' YThe 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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$ e4 M2 q9 f5 F0 XForensics 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.' N( v" k* o! n+ a6 k. {" k
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“We’ve never had anything like this happen around here,” said Marg, a senior citizen.0 V, f# j4 {( m$ U
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“This is a very good neighbourhood.2 R; J" [7 }+ l8 w ]
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“It’s very quiet.8 H& C: U7 t8 ]( B3 c# s( P6 [& K$ M
' B& W" s5 q9 \“I hope we find out something.”$ V# p% _7 S2 f* m
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Lynn Gregory, vice-president of the Capilano Community League, was surprised to hear about the ongoing homicide investigation.. y0 G0 r8 C& ^4 @6 M# n: ^# C
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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. z7 u) @3 p; ]" j. u
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The slain woman, whose name has not been released, is the city’s 24th homicide victim of 2010.* y( x! T7 ^4 w$ K" D+ k
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There were 25 slayings in Edmonton at this time last year.
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