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周一,一个独身女子在Capilano的家中被刺死
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% \1 ?, P2 e" yhttp://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.5 f7 J, z! ]/ J, h! ?- p
! e3 k8 b1 R5 P' CEdmonton 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.$ }. Q. k* I: b* z3 e5 N- s" T1 L
7 X2 [! u; _3 i“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.$ {" g/ _" a( J3 H
7 | d! N! d& ~( p‘Not too worried’( B6 L6 U, @2 [9 K6 N& k( f
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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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0 s7 N* {( k7 H' T& a% P& a& \* y1 {+ hThe middle-aged victim lived alone, neighbours said.
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6 H% d" R" [! Z1 [- r" L+ L0 KNo 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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h: y B- k9 s$ L; BForensics officers continued to probe the scene at 10816 52 St. on Tuesday night.; I" C3 u4 G+ n2 b0 u' P( D
) i; I9 {/ A4 N5 k! DThurlow 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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“We’ve never had anything like this happen around here,” said Marg, a senior citizen.! v/ \( W$ A- M2 Q: O
1 Q" u" W# ]! z E“This is a very good neighbourhood." f" v# c r" \: l3 Z# M
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“It’s very quiet.
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. ~$ f% _- Y `; a8 ]$ z4 ~6 J“I hope we find out something.”# [) v& q. [" Y
( c3 @; m @9 ?- _Surprised
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' s. n' ?" e8 }# l% @4 P% D" j) LLynn Gregory, vice-president of the Capilano Community League, was surprised to hear about the ongoing homicide investigation. J6 x# s" F8 o6 x9 a! |
! d% G" I: H* |7 W8 E“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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, p1 ]3 }4 a: f3 ePolice are asking for anyone with information on the case to call 780-423-4567." r! O8 F r) g3 U! k
. [2 c7 {+ n: `* RThe slain woman, whose name has not been released, is the city’s 24th homicide victim of 2010.
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There were 25 slayings in Edmonton at this time last year.+ C: F3 _( V% ]# ~* l
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