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周一,一个独身女子在Capilano的家中被刺死+ I7 g9 X& E5 W( m4 V
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% R X0 \2 Y; } {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.
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% d/ {' M+ T' ~3 e+ v5 OEdmonton 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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“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’
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+ w S% m, u! q“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.”% `. }" P5 |* X D8 q( I# |
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The middle-aged victim lived alone, neighbours said.
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c; c5 @! G( a6 @) `0 ?7 cNo arrests were reported at press time Tuesday night.9 e3 G) e* p3 v- @/ y, N) x U1 r
) Q5 B# ]; K0 bThe woman was found slain inside the 1,200-square-foot home shortly before 4 p.m. Monday, said Edmonton police spokeswoman Lisa Sobchyshyn.- W* K! N! V" @, a1 V/ G2 F% K2 ]
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Forensics officers continued to probe the scene at 10816 52 St. on Tuesday night.
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3 T( S! ^2 b4 A) S' ]1 K, WThurlow 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.- v: E7 Q. H8 @' E0 z
! t& U9 W5 [. V2 ^9 {7 q( v I“We’ve never had anything like this happen around here,” said Marg, a senior citizen.( Q+ W2 m @7 i6 q& o* W) g
7 Y* p5 A; U3 D! @“This is a very good neighbourhood.9 v9 l" ^! N. N3 C7 V+ C
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' v% W% X& ?1 ]9 _) ^ O* k4 V“I hope we find out something.”; c: N1 r# O' \: B- \
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/ s7 q) H- N1 R$ I9 ~. e3 \! ELynn Gregory, vice-president of the Capilano Community League, was surprised to hear about the ongoing homicide investigation.
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' ^, d% i; d+ N% @“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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2 z2 h# v2 n# v4 C* V& r9 S( j VPolice are asking for anyone with information on the case to call 780-423-4567.( f& B( q- m) T. i f
# M: M+ V+ R: z0 f2 Y- c3 r- g6 {. T- NThe 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.5 ^0 D, t; V1 ~. |9 `) H
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