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周一,一个独身女子在Capilano的家中被刺死
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# o8 j0 [& j3 V; g% i4 Phttp://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.
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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.
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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.* `: C( J5 z# ^
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‘Not too worried’! T6 B4 t5 Q* l" |8 Q
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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.”& P& |( l2 x3 w" M
' g1 h( m" y9 g8 U) V; P0 CThe middle-aged victim lived alone, neighbours said.
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8 J0 X5 {) i! l) @No arrests were reported at press time Tuesday night., F7 |4 g4 ~) B1 e( S& G1 l I5 ?
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The woman was found slain inside the 1,200-square-foot home shortly before 4 p.m. Monday, said Edmonton police spokeswoman Lisa Sobchyshyn.7 v& u* G% N+ t5 m* Q
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Forensics officers continued to probe the scene at 10816 52 St. on Tuesday night.8 |' X& o5 ?# e5 p8 I* P$ |1 b! O
7 z4 T/ q; S1 l' a, PThurlow 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./ u J/ o3 v5 L9 o% h
- ~0 g8 Q! t/ K. {: ]“We’ve never had anything like this happen around here,” said Marg, a senior citizen.
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# f& h; P0 j: E! _& f“This is a very good neighbourhood.
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( h2 e8 t: z! J% r- m( V) ^" g“It’s very quiet.
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2 I/ S4 @$ r; R“I hope we find out something.”
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" I( m1 ~ }' }Lynn Gregory, vice-president of the Capilano Community League, was surprised to hear about the ongoing homicide investigation.: i0 H3 |5 X( Y1 z9 M0 d
5 l3 U, A( i5 q8 V; m+ v4 w“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.- C8 k1 f: s$ { @! n
; N3 v! N9 Q* ?2 _ N4 d! h+ vThe slain woman, whose name has not been released, is the city’s 24th homicide victim of 2010. {, [7 W5 @6 i2 }; o( y
9 T: @# T9 ?7 w/ eThere were 25 slayings in Edmonton at this time last year.
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