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周一,一个独身女子在Capilano的家中被刺死, g- C! J) c" I1 g
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http://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.) `; n7 S( y7 f
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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.* U- A& Y3 s/ S5 x6 m/ [! f
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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.6 o g! k' s/ w$ ~, W- i2 {
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‘Not too worried’
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3 `: t8 p( z: R4 R0 u“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.”9 A* K3 z. V) p* Z, i7 B& L$ M$ k8 r
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The middle-aged victim lived alone, neighbours said.: [. h3 u: r* o# U+ F, l* s
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) _7 z0 }/ x5 |, sThe woman was found slain inside the 1,200-square-foot home shortly before 4 p.m. Monday, said Edmonton police spokeswoman Lisa Sobchyshyn.- @6 R& Z# Q0 i4 }, i
+ _; l5 _" @& M, ?Forensics officers continued to probe the scene at 10816 52 St. on Tuesday night.
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% [" a4 D9 J* I2 ]% V [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.; h7 w" ^- \! c5 Y0 u7 g
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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.
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“It’s very quiet.
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“I hope we find out something.”2 }9 {6 ~1 ^" a% c) u
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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.9 z6 E& E7 a. ?% W. V
5 j+ s& g' B' ?* N6 W W“We get the odd B-and-E and car theft around here, but other than that, not too much (crime),” she said.5 h) d" P& E5 K/ h y' l) d
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Police are asking for anyone with information on the case to call 780-423-4567./ g- x* e' a3 a, n
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The slain woman, whose name has not been released, is the city’s 24th homicide victim of 2010.9 b0 |- r7 a* t- _. m6 p; u5 _1 M
, w6 t$ Z$ `/ ^+ PThere were 25 slayings in Edmonton at this time last year.
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