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周一,一个独身女子在Capilano的家中被刺死
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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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. ^1 Q4 S% I' y5 W* L3 J5 yEdmonton 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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. `* J! T, O9 j6 d“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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“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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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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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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8 D9 G1 A# c3 F7 `) aForensics officers continued to probe the scene at 10816 52 St. on Tuesday night.' {8 r* {0 k5 X3 R! K- ~+ ^, p/ O; o
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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.5 c h9 x0 _4 V: T
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“We’ve never had anything like this happen around here,” said Marg, a senior citizen.. Y: @( d# B" S; B! W3 ?+ J4 i
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“This is a very good neighbourhood.$ G2 b# D5 s- y
; |9 t8 B, l, ]% H) w1 k( p“It’s very quiet.
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“I hope we find out something.”
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1 U; h4 c: W- a2 q! Y' j4 aSurprised
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9 L6 h( [: ]2 }, b2 T5 ]" jLynn Gregory, vice-president of the Capilano Community League, was surprised to hear about the ongoing homicide investigation./ P5 P3 h& @/ t5 b; |
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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.- M' P! J* H; V! f3 _" y
5 F5 B$ w- t3 QPolice are asking for anyone with information on the case to call 780-423-4567.1 L2 s$ e K5 T p
6 ?3 t1 O! W& e& d0 EThe slain woman, whose name has not been released, is the city’s 24th homicide victim of 2010.$ T9 i# k1 \$ i1 `9 j! d
6 {$ }* j" h/ XThere were 25 slayings in Edmonton at this time last year.
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