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周一,一个独身女子在Capilano的家中被刺死
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http://www.edmontonsun.com/news/edmonton/2010/12/01/16382786.html& k- N+ n3 ~7 K
1 N; d& B4 b; P' K0 t2 oA 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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6 r$ m% _4 [. }% nEdmonton 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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: d5 ]# N8 X2 B% V, _“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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. A/ S" g2 Y+ [1 Y' Q. ^‘Not too worried’; W- c; x% U" O: m7 Y. |6 x( L8 }3 E
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“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./ G' [3 f" J, Q( z: ^% ?7 }
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' q4 j$ K, n0 GThe 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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6 P) V) @+ ]! z: T) Y' QForensics officers continued to probe the scene at 10816 52 St. on Tuesday night.
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* `2 b, W0 L9 @4 p3 t) v7 gThurlow 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., g7 R1 y$ e$ a' r# @/ ^3 }$ W
: M4 T, v3 m' ^4 g, F“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.# P4 k/ c* ]% r+ q7 G
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“It’s very quiet.
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“I hope we find out something.”
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Surprised
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R, U% z* `6 s% t' JLynn Gregory, vice-president of the Capilano Community League, was surprised to hear about the ongoing homicide investigation.' T7 A! I' y: S/ ~4 C" b* P$ M" j
2 b$ z% l1 I6 O! R“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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; {0 A! S9 Y9 X+ I% W& qPolice are asking for anyone with information on the case to call 780-423-4567.
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9 {! T6 h) a9 \( CThe slain woman, whose name has not been released, is the city’s 24th homicide victim of 2010.
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7 L5 F: L/ B9 E6 p! }6 _There were 25 slayings in Edmonton at this time last year.3 ^7 F9 u* u/ p; W
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