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周一,一个独身女子在Capilano的家中被刺死9 R( Q/ B" ~* [$ m
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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.* J: T9 m4 o0 x. m# a
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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.' G9 W W! s2 I
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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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‘Not too worried’
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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.”8 K* i0 [' f$ r- j
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The middle-aged victim lived alone, neighbours said.
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* w$ `3 U8 r6 L: vNo arrests were reported at press time Tuesday night.
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6 d9 R- f; U. O8 H1 j$ IThe woman was found slain inside the 1,200-square-foot home shortly before 4 p.m. Monday, said Edmonton police spokeswoman Lisa Sobchyshyn./ g5 M3 P8 E" e V1 s8 s" q
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Forensics officers continued to probe the scene at 10816 52 St. on Tuesday night.* M$ S' m) k% ~0 v6 a9 f' C
! S: r* M/ g/ N- ?5 B5 KThurlow 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.% a# h$ C0 V( k6 X. |( O0 c& k' `
8 W* S1 x0 K% l; X0 g9 G& j5 J6 t: ]“We’ve never had anything like this happen around here,” said Marg, a senior citizen.4 A+ [' c$ V/ k8 E/ i) ]" o. @% `
8 W: P8 `6 m k! F, a1 ^“This is a very good neighbourhood.& z5 L7 A2 p2 ~' e. E# X
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“It’s very quiet.
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6 A4 V4 L1 z4 v' M+ L“I hope we find out something.”
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3 G. p8 D C; [$ `- j5 }8 b% E3 ALynn Gregory, vice-president of the Capilano Community League, was surprised to hear about the ongoing homicide investigation.
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+ x3 M3 p4 i7 ~' g' H3 Q“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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Police are asking for anyone with information on the case to call 780-423-4567., C5 p& y Q3 o% w4 v% s
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The slain woman, whose name has not been released, is the city’s 24th homicide victim of 2010., C: k2 A6 \$ o3 `( k
k& U& p/ \' v; Q; vThere were 25 slayings in Edmonton at this time last year.
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