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周一,一个独身女子在Capilano的家中被刺死
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8 u5 @# s& u4 D7 ?6 X$ lhttp://www.edmontonsun.com/news/edmonton/2010/12/01/16382786.html2 n: K( M \( Q8 A2 s- j
# f) Q& j g3 }! 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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8 W, ~, q& W9 L' MEdmonton 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.4 t" ~" i8 G9 n0 l$ T+ P4 v: V
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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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# _2 Q8 U/ b* p6 A‘Not too worried’: t) ^: Z2 v8 \ _
1 b8 ]7 E8 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.
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/ e" O1 n4 e$ Q0 b) X1 ~No arrests were reported at press time Tuesday night.1 w; J; ~# B8 |' }0 k. ^: T' {9 q
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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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4 {) J0 {& C, V) _! vForensics 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; c$ n2 r+ ^ Z& t% M) }“We’ve never had anything like this happen around here,” said Marg, a senior citizen.6 Z" c4 L* D( }6 E5 E" z
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“This is a very good neighbourhood.
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“It’s very quiet.
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“I hope we find out something.”+ q6 b7 N% x4 z8 w/ ^/ w/ e/ f
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Lynn Gregory, vice-president of the Capilano Community League, was surprised to hear about the ongoing homicide investigation.& c3 T! Y2 o# W# w: q; [
. _" m5 x; `( x 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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8 {, I5 |3 M) E2 L1 B# u( q# TPolice are asking for anyone with information on the case to call 780-423-4567.
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3 k5 f2 K4 D8 M$ e! w! k" R: H) eThe 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.6 L4 n0 E* ~: N* d! p
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