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周一,一个独身女子在Capilano的家中被刺死
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; u4 j( y L0 o/ y8 G0 Fhttp://www.edmontonsun.com/news/edmonton/2010/12/01/16382786.html4 E. b6 r* P- d. U
K" F8 F% H3 D0 `: AA 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 L. y O( H9 O) o/ P' @! E7 VEdmonton 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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6 N& o' _% _8 s4 K* \7 i1 e“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.+ r) H) u5 n" h' k5 U
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& D5 v4 f! W2 p. A2 A“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.) i( E% i+ H; i& _
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No arrests were reported at press time Tuesday night.& w1 a3 j9 c! p' G5 K w
8 g% Z% r, L- d4 P2 Z, IThe woman was found slain inside the 1,200-square-foot home shortly before 4 p.m. Monday, said Edmonton police spokeswoman Lisa Sobchyshyn.2 S! m& V& g) F) n ]
. _3 k! W. c& s& B" cForensics 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.
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“We’ve never had anything like this happen around here,” said Marg, a senior citizen.
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“This is a very good neighbourhood.2 n- H9 \/ r5 C* G: j; k d- f
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“It’s very quiet.7 u1 [1 y6 z( E6 T3 ~7 L
$ f0 f% {; {/ f+ s5 z0 h: a$ W“I hope we find out something.”" K# S, [& Y) C8 X! ?" z! n$ H
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Surprised
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Lynn Gregory, vice-president of the Capilano Community League, was surprised to hear about the ongoing homicide investigation.* `# s: x- T# K1 K
" B5 `8 i: f- M! ?7 a& _5 j+ O“We get the odd B-and-E and car theft around here, but other than that, not too much (crime),” she said.! d. L0 v5 ]& A J
1 S& ~3 C0 b8 ?( H/ p1 GPolice are asking for anyone with information on the case to call 780-423-4567. J& m: g/ B+ T2 z( `8 ]
5 L$ [3 C+ o' x; R8 u- HThe slain woman, whose name has not been released, is the city’s 24th homicide victim of 2010.
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6 `0 x* x2 m7 cThere were 25 slayings in Edmonton at this time last year.2 v' }( X( F+ t; I
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