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周一,一个独身女子在Capilano的家中被刺死
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$ U0 W- `- C4 L" shttp://www.edmontonsun.com/news/edmonton/2010/12/01/16382786.html
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5 P- B; A4 m0 t$ W) p2 RA woman found slain in her Capilano bungalow was a pipefitter who had lived in the southside neighbourhood for a couple of years, say neighbours.) x3 c2 B2 h9 Y, ]) X4 [! l
3 `, W# G% ?: ]7 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.: j* [& @$ Y3 q; I* G
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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.( k9 ]0 A1 V$ A+ P1 k* [
* }3 i& k, o1 V( w# @‘Not too worried’6 J, M2 A! _8 k9 s& c; R
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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.”2 h5 B- W4 I# {
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The middle-aged victim lived alone, neighbours said.: @2 O9 _7 T6 E& B8 h9 b) W
: x B7 B- j D+ I8 O z6 zNo arrests were reported at press time Tuesday night.' I, O" x9 i6 E W8 o& {
# t' k2 u& s/ W' B9 YThe 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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7 \2 Q( [# e# _+ i9 Z# ?Forensics officers continued to probe the scene at 10816 52 St. on Tuesday night.3 w, x* Z$ w( l. O; P4 |
7 p- v4 x$ v0 ~ @' B# i2 L% L8 nThurlow 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.( V" L( b8 A& K( [# p
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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.6 v. W. r/ ^$ D2 c8 \1 `; G
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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.
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& z. e9 ]* `: c( R5 `3 J( T“We get the odd B-and-E and car theft around here, but other than that, not too much (crime),” she said./ R5 s$ V; |4 l& H0 Q/ g, U/ y, D
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Police are asking for anyone with information on the case to call 780-423-4567.( Z8 D N, v% o' w( e
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The slain woman, whose name has not been released, is the city’s 24th homicide victim of 2010.- F& f% l1 g* t5 Z! ?$ |
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There were 25 slayings in Edmonton at this time last year.( \# ] x3 {/ a, ^/ l
5 |& @) {- n! x3 w4 W+ {+ K/ M. Ccary.castagna@sunmedia.ca |
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