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周一,一个独身女子在Capilano的家中被刺死
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0 M% m3 K7 X+ _- M' X/ Qhttp://www.edmontonsun.com/news/edmonton/2010/12/01/16382786.html1 v) @) q# p8 B7 }1 Q, A1 n. u- D& \
# e [2 N( `& o) n6 tA 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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- \; a2 Q; {; K* x: o/ p“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’* j$ n8 K$ f/ A# V+ E5 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.”+ N. c* K5 m9 s1 s$ Z# N/ T m
. O1 h" F; H, Q$ A# s# MThe middle-aged victim lived alone, neighbours said.3 z% g# I% H0 L9 }+ c1 W+ c; N! C
$ _% Z, F( U' Y" Y' NNo arrests were reported at press time Tuesday night.0 a3 e6 E5 e1 i, A+ X E, n
2 T8 `7 F r3 P" q, dThe woman was found slain inside the 1,200-square-foot home shortly before 4 p.m. Monday, said Edmonton police spokeswoman Lisa Sobchyshyn.( L9 C, T& h! O$ q
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Forensics officers continued to probe the scene at 10816 52 St. on Tuesday night.
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( w/ U" ^% u$ K( K+ SThurlow 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.
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“We’ve never had anything like this happen around here,” said Marg, a senior citizen.
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4 d2 n) z9 F7 _5 s; m“This is a very good neighbourhood." C1 p1 p4 R- f3 e" D* h- d
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“It’s very quiet.+ M9 q3 H2 ]" Y9 ?
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“I hope we find out something.”, _+ U4 v- H' o7 o
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Lynn Gregory, vice-president of the Capilano Community League, was surprised to hear about the ongoing homicide investigation.4 R* M& ?2 y9 q& V& K* q( p
8 C& U# W7 U( t" a4 I: ?“We get the odd B-and-E and car theft around here, but other than that, not too much (crime),” she said./ o% K4 D$ J0 C8 S( ]
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Police are asking for anyone with information on the case to call 780-423-4567.7 o) N8 ?# R1 Q, `0 Y% t m
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The slain woman, whose name has not been released, is the city’s 24th homicide victim of 2010.0 h7 j; k/ E! R% i' b# D
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There were 25 slayings in Edmonton at this time last year.
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