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周一,一个独身女子在Capilano的家中被刺死0 _, u) s1 a' |
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% }9 j2 F- N' i) v! e3 qA 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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4 [5 J; [) X' G5 `/ WEdmonton 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 Y) [: p" @8 c2 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.1 w! x0 F, l/ i# k: \
! I) ^# U8 u4 ~6 D' F O% n0 m‘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.”, }. K8 m3 A* Q0 L0 V" W
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The middle-aged victim lived alone, neighbours said.! P" L. n- ^8 @8 i. p& {0 F1 E- f; f
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No arrests were reported at press time Tuesday night.. N p X" |% A' P/ X* G, {9 r
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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.; d5 p E2 V6 z
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Forensics officers continued to probe the scene at 10816 52 St. on Tuesday night.+ R2 L/ g) o9 G# K
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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.0 Q( @6 }9 y% I1 }, p6 t1 u
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“We’ve never had anything like this happen around here,” said Marg, a senior citizen.& i9 y, X/ V- ~2 b: q3 }% S
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“This is a very good neighbourhood.% m% \# s4 C2 T7 J7 d4 b
( I/ _" Y. M* u2 z9 }) F1 W( Q' d“It’s very quiet.
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“I hope we find out something.”: J& p2 w8 n) K8 f
/ W5 g p- }( `0 A5 k/ D, zSurprised
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; ?4 o0 D* S. d8 n7 V9 R4 f+ @- e' jLynn Gregory, vice-president of the Capilano Community League, was surprised to hear about the ongoing homicide investigation.8 w, f" K1 F. m
4 L2 e+ G' l* I9 |4 i! T5 z" O“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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& y6 Z; Q( k# R& BThe slain woman, whose name has not been released, is the city’s 24th homicide victim of 2010.
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* e6 Q) e! c# ^; X+ u- [There were 25 slayings in Edmonton at this time last year.! y1 {* k, `1 Z" y6 O; M' F, U
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