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周一,一个独身女子在Capilano的家中被刺死$ _0 M& _( K1 z# B: N) d
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# P2 F8 a8 W/ J; k& bA woman found slain in her Capilano bungalow was a pipefitter who had lived in the southside neighbourhood for a couple of years, say neighbours.5 W3 V' h6 s; u4 t* P' b) s
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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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5 r: x* l X4 \“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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) {7 M+ y; ^8 l8 i‘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.! M4 }) k3 j3 p4 g. T
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No arrests were reported at press time Tuesday night.( L8 \3 s! _' W
. Z% |' P* k; l! D1 ~5 L* KThe 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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- V- |* m M3 D+ G! ]* f% qForensics officers continued to probe the scene at 10816 52 St. on Tuesday night.
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! Q. W) C' I% R: W/ s, S) hThurlow 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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- i. @: }/ m7 E* @5 h7 n“This is a very good neighbourhood.5 k, n9 P# q8 h4 X. {, X
, Q [6 M# m+ @) a( n7 d) E: Z“It’s very quiet.9 }& C+ `5 s- ~/ K' ]0 u
0 e% A9 | X3 \9 k“I hope we find out something.”
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Surprised
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* Z/ ?1 T- w) s* z8 e8 ALynn Gregory, vice-president of the Capilano Community League, was surprised to hear about the ongoing homicide investigation.
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/ z- o: v( ^' n* k7 d7 @# ?“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.
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* }" O+ i2 M7 w( d1 S4 BThe 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.) @1 L. b+ i8 s% f& T
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