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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& _( h4 n2 Z- u& R s0 v# J1 B H
8 k H7 R# H& sA 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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1 a: M6 f5 a- f8 Q5 S% W6 g* hEdmonton 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.; J1 Q5 {- s5 o7 X5 i7 Y+ ]$ P
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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.
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‘Not too worried’
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/ u# X% N$ `9 c1 V9 r6 P' a0 K7 \ M- I“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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4 Z: f/ ?/ l* ^0 k/ `The middle-aged victim lived alone, neighbours said.
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3 p& h( t; s' {6 j T" M4 x( LNo 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.3 i! Z& t9 d+ }% w5 p3 q2 z: y7 Z
9 `7 j8 n% F+ _* g% h4 X9 t' rForensics officers continued to probe the scene at 10816 52 St. on Tuesday night.
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' E9 b y& s, Z+ A0 j( qThurlow 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- ^, ~6 @' u5 w
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“We’ve never had anything like this happen around here,” said Marg, a senior citizen.
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9 L6 b1 M! d* z2 C“This is a very good neighbourhood.
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“It’s very quiet. [9 k& {( L3 u \, v+ _. w
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“I hope we find out something.”
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_" w9 e6 T8 e: X) w8 ~! H! ]Surprised
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8 r9 @5 v" V( X7 W( N2 p( TLynn Gregory, vice-president of the Capilano Community League, was surprised to hear about the ongoing homicide investigation.. K8 _! e# ^8 |1 G8 M
- I" a+ H1 `! ]& v- ]( B) I' Z“We get the odd B-and-E and car theft around here, but other than that, not too much (crime),” she said., Y: G3 p m3 H* i( t3 N
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Police are asking for anyone with information on the case to call 780-423-4567.9 k7 y: U2 Q* [9 t# R1 ]; u
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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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0 K$ O8 Y0 ^. }7 j' MThere were 25 slayings in Edmonton at this time last year.
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