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周一,一个独身女子在Capilano的家中被刺死
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) ^* V3 ^( U" m6 x6 D1 Ihttp://www.edmontonsun.com/news/edmonton/2010/12/01/16382786.html( p2 V1 w/ \. ~- z
$ O2 d1 U! ?+ z$ x5 EA 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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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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7 O6 g2 y' W/ r1 t+ a$ |0 F‘Not too worried’7 V7 o) n, `3 b5 |
, F0 M4 F; [! }. ^“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.”0 P4 W, A# g }; M
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The middle-aged victim lived alone, neighbours said.; m* _9 c- p/ {* Q$ L
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3 K& {4 V3 b, U( LThe 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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; n8 W; Y; H5 I, ]! H. ?7 [Forensics 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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4 P/ G+ M1 \: l% v“We’ve never had anything like this happen around here,” said Marg, a senior citizen.
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' C3 S! L4 M& W+ L5 E6 ]) V“This is a very good neighbourhood.
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“It’s very quiet.4 ?) p, l2 `4 S" Q, {7 ^
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“I hope we find out something.”
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Surprised
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) U8 x- r, L( |# iLynn Gregory, vice-president of the Capilano Community League, was surprised to hear about the ongoing homicide investigation.. C: B. T; R9 M, d- z
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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.; w9 i# l/ r$ \$ e8 Z9 L( X
5 E, e1 Y7 a2 S K, A. CPolice are asking for anyone with information on the case to call 780-423-4567.
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/ L$ v' W! d# x( j& r0 d9 n/ f. @The slain woman, whose name has not been released, is the city’s 24th homicide victim of 2010.1 R; w! e& C* A( x0 @; N& _+ ]
- I1 Q) B5 f8 n; J) h& s& HThere were 25 slayings in Edmonton at this time last year." P! U4 v. U# p O1 G
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