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周一,一个独身女子在Capilano的家中被刺死/ C0 J+ g2 U$ \( U$ Q+ R
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http://www.edmontonsun.com/news/edmonton/2010/12/01/16382786.html
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, D6 z/ h5 ^. j8 |8 n) T$ C: FA 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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2 S! y# R2 ^5 m; x+ F0 {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.
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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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0 H/ S2 B/ @& O: ^+ k5 |1 e( o2 ^‘Not too worried’" d+ Z$ a* p- d$ h
+ a! l( `% l" F- b" C“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 A7 l, A1 P, N& S( aThe middle-aged victim lived alone, neighbours said.
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No arrests were reported at press time Tuesday night.$ F0 ]( x l$ b4 M1 n
5 Z3 t( z; D: m- mThe 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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; U4 |8 G- j% R7 VForensics officers continued to probe the scene at 10816 52 St. on Tuesday night.2 B' M0 p5 [0 e0 }$ o, s0 Z
# X# S$ k& r9 nThurlow 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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, N* J' e# p+ W# q5 n6 I$ ?- y“This is a very good neighbourhood.& C9 j: E. g7 S
9 d F* j0 v* c0 T- t“It’s very quiet.8 d, ?' B$ [1 ]. Z; K; j
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“I hope we find out something.”
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( E3 |9 C3 X* A. r! GLynn Gregory, vice-president of the Capilano Community League, was surprised to hear about the ongoing homicide investigation.2 Z1 c' P: p' R% g
( R0 Z9 G& u1 Q& @2 N“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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, J- ~# N8 Q# p( S9 N; E+ N5 d+ gPolice are asking for anyone with information on the case to call 780-423-4567.; g9 ^( U( _5 X7 B, \& r
1 h& Y% \4 c7 _The slain woman, whose name has not been released, is the city’s 24th homicide victim of 2010./ p% Y$ }" B, G/ |
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There were 25 slayings in Edmonton at this time last year.
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