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周一,一个独身女子在Capilano的家中被刺死' \: q9 e) a9 {+ A6 w5 q
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: i* L0 _: E7 E% ^( W# uA woman found slain in her Capilano bungalow was a pipefitter who had lived in the southside neighbourhood for a couple of years, say neighbours.1 r) i+ t' O- L0 o u% _) ~" @+ S M
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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.# N u* j0 [( Q$ v, S' l1 O% q$ f
7 B- x3 e' A1 `. Z“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.7 i, T& x& B2 L: o' q5 f
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‘Not too worried’& I: [! z7 L4 g- Z
& V, k& k/ N8 ^ N q% N& Z) p2 H“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.”5 l/ P# b* g+ i1 u: t2 f
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The middle-aged victim lived alone, neighbours said.2 b# l. Z/ w. ^
+ K3 N* S" T" h/ z1 }, i" RNo arrests were reported at press time Tuesday night.
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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.# q8 Y, x7 T/ f
; v( E" s' p% K* L2 z/ V5 l$ a& bForensics 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.
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“We’ve never had anything like this happen around here,” said Marg, a senior citizen.
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; [3 P2 T' F5 z7 I8 {“This is a very good neighbourhood.
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“It’s very quiet.
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“I hope we find out something.”; w2 v" m _, Z/ p" k6 V2 ]8 E
( O* p D9 \& ?, S2 WSurprised7 P- A" M9 v: I+ ~) ^! N" R
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Lynn Gregory, vice-president of the Capilano Community League, was surprised to hear about the ongoing homicide investigation.
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8 U( I% _" e4 z& ?# J% V“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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The slain woman, whose name has not been released, is the city’s 24th homicide victim of 2010.
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1 I3 O; ?3 b2 m. w9 NThere were 25 slayings in Edmonton at this time last year.
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