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周一,一个独身女子在Capilano的家中被刺死/ ` V+ `* ^5 q2 _2 e
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http://www.edmontonsun.com/news/edmonton/2010/12/01/16382786.html
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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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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.6 h" {, t' D, j5 a) f
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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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5 l8 o# H9 |7 e" E" L‘Not too worried’
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& f* S& n/ d" M“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.”" ~7 G& O! L' a. d1 P* C- _
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The middle-aged victim lived alone, neighbours said.: X5 q1 k6 r! k/ |, _2 e( T. Z0 H
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No 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.
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Forensics officers continued to probe the scene at 10816 52 St. on Tuesday night.1 i9 k8 q6 C9 ^ l2 M: l
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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.- C4 f6 U) r- T+ V/ b! c; @
3 n" P+ q& [; J! t6 y“We’ve never had anything like this happen around here,” said Marg, a senior citizen.+ b1 P& f: X3 |; S! D
, ?) a8 G r6 o- p: J; z1 {“This is a very good neighbourhood.
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' t& a; N6 z) n' {6 f8 h, h5 u“It’s very quiet.8 C9 i3 I. s9 C4 d/ ~) l
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“I hope we find out something.”
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8 Z# q2 }1 F1 w" y" WSurprised
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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 @( v i6 _! I+ E: R# {2 w; y. V& \“We get the odd B-and-E and car theft around here, but other than that, not too much (crime),” she said.% R* m' ~6 Z" D4 L7 ?; f0 q& o
7 B, A. ? u, S* YPolice are asking for anyone with information on the case to call 780-423-4567.4 g* U# K* l1 W; o) m
6 W4 m& h ~2 eThe slain woman, whose name has not been released, is the city’s 24th homicide victim of 2010.
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4 K8 Z7 Z* [2 e. H9 S/ h7 m/ dThere were 25 slayings in Edmonton at this time last year.9 I+ i) i+ t+ {. v
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