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周一,一个独身女子在Capilano的家中被刺死* I* A* T$ l- D0 s. L8 c
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0 S$ u0 y+ b# C* H6 N3 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.8 X5 |4 B0 I6 b' Y
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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.0 S5 W' }8 Z: k y% c! l
3 y3 ?& i' r% b# B“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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1 Q/ J, C/ @. N$ K4 a. D‘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.”
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" E8 S1 `! P$ o l, \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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- a+ ~" u' E# s$ ^* ?; K8 _% I. XThe woman was found slain inside the 1,200-square-foot home shortly before 4 p.m. Monday, said Edmonton police spokeswoman Lisa Sobchyshyn.. j6 i* N6 Z* r4 R3 c
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Forensics officers continued to probe the scene at 10816 52 St. on Tuesday night.
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. H O$ C7 P" v/ o' vThurlow 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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" w+ f6 i, P% q5 c4 N4 F“We’ve never had anything like this happen around here,” said Marg, a senior citizen.& R2 c) y: M$ P7 n
. g4 m4 w. j2 ?“This is a very good neighbourhood./ T, ~5 x! P7 ~% p
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, B4 \6 b3 {6 T6 `/ H' G6 u“I hope we find out something.”* d, n7 o" c. W" `
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Surprised
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6 x- u- I$ w9 j% r/ p7 cLynn 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.% b# V$ R2 A$ `" \% [1 {
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The slain woman, whose name has not been released, is the city’s 24th homicide victim of 2010.+ A: i6 x9 Z6 e- e% G. \
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There were 25 slayings in Edmonton at this time last year.1 s2 W1 C7 \% Q5 _; p
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