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周一,一个独身女子在Capilano的家中被刺死
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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.
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# e0 E7 y* W) e! qEdmonton 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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: Q# q$ @# q* K2 ]5 G4 X8 a! k2 \! N“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.% F5 Y/ x* z' _* q! F. h: c
7 { z1 i; ~2 l; d‘Not too worried’& W3 U8 @# M9 o
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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., X4 \ G' [& }( L
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No arrests were reported at press time Tuesday night.9 E$ Z1 G3 j0 ?6 b
4 M! k! h+ l6 Y) ?) _The woman was found slain inside the 1,200-square-foot home shortly before 4 p.m. Monday, said Edmonton police spokeswoman Lisa Sobchyshyn.9 H: d; L. p7 }# g
! X, E- v+ T) R+ m1 G# ^/ QForensics officers continued to probe the scene at 10816 52 St. on Tuesday night.
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4 k* t' N& `8 A5 N jThurlow 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.! [# a- D: P. Q9 }) S4 u( z
# {+ Z) V) q8 E8 r: t“We’ve never had anything like this happen around here,” said Marg, a senior citizen." D( O' K0 r4 \+ ~( D9 C* N3 | B
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“This is a very good neighbourhood.7 U& d W- F+ G1 B) D) f" D
2 \" @) i7 g# H' }( F“It’s very quiet.
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, F4 t) Z9 r2 P8 x: N+ K9 w1 t“I hope we find out something.”* f, q8 k' ], [. X
5 z. R# G& T3 V# _& `8 S+ y& LSurprised2 k' c0 H0 {3 E5 h- @3 O3 y S
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Lynn Gregory, vice-president of the Capilano Community League, was surprised to hear about the ongoing homicide investigation.5 ?" e/ l; C$ }5 Y5 }" W# u m
4 F4 M3 U6 w7 y“We get the odd B-and-E and car theft around here, but other than that, not too much (crime),” she said.. j* }& V" ?( D$ i
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Police are asking for anyone with information on the case to call 780-423-4567.
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5 i7 ]6 K, x& M! r0 iThe slain woman, whose name has not been released, is the city’s 24th homicide victim of 2010.! }5 K# J2 y, _8 _
8 ?' R+ W% c" B# b* t' F/ xThere were 25 slayings in Edmonton at this time last year.9 U1 k8 o( g) s! N/ X7 I& n
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