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周一,一个独身女子在Capilano的家中被刺死
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! {5 B- \7 u# ] u9 DA 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./ U% Y& O5 E# }* j) M9 p+ s0 Q$ n
/ ^& N! x, x0 {: g“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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; ?: H) I. l1 a‘Not too worried’
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. \" m# v3 t5 x- ?. L! ~! _* 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.”6 B7 v: t* x! {& U8 {
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The middle-aged victim lived alone, neighbours said.1 p3 r( S* F3 ]& V4 l
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No arrests were reported at press time Tuesday night.( {9 H% P/ m" h7 D5 u0 d% b
/ e/ @" f5 h3 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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- e6 T- F! ^, I# }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./ ?& Z9 U+ o8 t; c- E1 T2 b! u
1 H& b( }3 a" f% b: z“We’ve never had anything like this happen around here,” said Marg, a senior citizen.
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' R* P' x! `8 P" [ \3 ]2 {“This is a very good neighbourhood.% f% f( m0 R6 u% G4 K9 \" s1 F/ J4 N
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“It’s very quiet.
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“I hope we find out something.”
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Lynn Gregory, vice-president of the Capilano Community League, was surprised to hear about the ongoing homicide investigation.0 R; w' x$ y% R, |. ~2 d) _2 O/ E
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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.4 l2 a) E( S& k! s
0 W0 w$ d0 F) B: g& APolice are asking for anyone with information on the case to call 780-423-4567.
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The slain woman, whose name has not been released, is the city’s 24th homicide victim of 2010.0 F& I2 u, Y6 O( b5 j, f9 F
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There were 25 slayings in Edmonton at this time last year.
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