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周一,一个独身女子在Capilano的家中被刺死2 H/ ]0 y- L2 c' l9 ?" T. C
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M' i* k) F1 rA 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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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." X* N6 K! h2 d1 {
0 R% K0 t, I( u“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.) ]- u- \0 w9 M
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‘Not too worried’, y2 k9 c, b6 m# x/ M( p4 f
' l, [4 F4 T, a“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.
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No arrests were reported at press time Tuesday night.7 {; A/ p. K% Y4 a
3 r! `* n& f A$ kThe woman was found slain inside the 1,200-square-foot home shortly before 4 p.m. Monday, said Edmonton police spokeswoman Lisa Sobchyshyn. C) ^- F p4 T/ B
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Forensics 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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5 b9 s# d1 F- p" r0 _6 H8 }“We’ve never had anything like this happen around here,” said Marg, a senior citizen.- ~8 j6 N/ b$ L
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“This is a very good neighbourhood.4 d( `1 ~/ R' O6 f
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“It’s very quiet.5 Z) P0 O3 t! i$ G
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“I hope we find out something.”$ b/ E- y: K) u, h
$ M2 w( e( H7 E6 fSurprised
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Lynn Gregory, vice-president of the Capilano Community League, was surprised to hear about the ongoing homicide investigation.6 t V2 Z" f, T
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“We get the odd B-and-E and car theft around here, but other than that, not too much (crime),” she said., h" H6 O: A& n( f) n$ f8 M5 v! h
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; w# |' K2 e4 X: m: O: oThe slain woman, whose name has not been released, is the city’s 24th homicide victim of 2010.; k! N P2 J- s$ l, ~$ F" D0 v7 e
# }* h' z& u( a7 I) y, g3 SThere were 25 slayings in Edmonton at this time last year./ B, f g1 E Q9 C
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