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周一,一个独身女子在Capilano的家中被刺死$ a7 g! M' Y0 S& P6 t! T
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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., p3 t d$ h' c" l
: X6 Q8 D& u, J9 y6 t1 VEdmonton 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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/ M& |- D) Y! c' Q“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.# Q9 @( Y- z K7 _4 g
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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.”
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The middle-aged victim lived alone, neighbours said./ u9 W# E- [; t
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, v% `- S2 f+ l: Q. _& ?The 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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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.% e7 @) k6 @: Y6 V, ~; w! H6 h2 J( a. s
6 J, w1 R3 n i7 D0 M$ Y7 y: J, t% L“We’ve never had anything like this happen around here,” said Marg, a senior citizen.: _3 {7 \5 l7 S7 `: U
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“This is a very good neighbourhood.3 T# L$ [ c( Y% ^# U0 Q+ r
# g3 z: m1 E( |+ ^: o, S/ a: ? u“It’s very quiet.3 Q' n L; Y$ G1 w0 X' ~" o$ d
& w2 g/ W9 h7 B3 R“I hope we find out something.”
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* N; j- D4 h; y1 w+ FLynn Gregory, vice-president of the Capilano Community League, was surprised to hear about the ongoing homicide investigation.+ J* @- T$ u! v
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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.) o/ q# x- ]- G3 G3 [6 l) J
+ P1 G* ]+ {" W+ v; F2 C! {Police are asking for anyone with information on the case to call 780-423-4567.; R$ N% _6 I) z d# \
( Y F' L" B; M" dThe slain woman, whose name has not been released, is the city’s 24th homicide victim of 2010.
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There were 25 slayings in Edmonton at this time last year./ m5 g+ m8 V% B1 w: k+ ^% ?
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