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周一,一个独身女子在Capilano的家中被刺死- J$ I2 X* j: x7 F4 ?+ o( E) e8 J: U
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http://www.edmontonsun.com/news/edmonton/2010/12/01/16382786.html
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4 q& o/ [$ x, V3 g2 E) K2 s+ zA 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.
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9 l% k$ C3 Q% {2 B6 k“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.( G8 }2 g( e+ a* J. x- ]
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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.”' \ z$ J Q5 S7 ]
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The middle-aged victim lived alone, neighbours said.
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2 r- l E6 r. r6 WNo arrests were reported at press time Tuesday night.' l3 d, A+ Q K* r, l0 {
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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.# g4 p2 t+ Y0 ]9 }- v" G# Q
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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.- E0 ?! n0 ] @
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“We’ve never had anything like this happen around here,” said Marg, a senior citizen./ D# N2 C$ S5 [6 I, y
/ ~/ X/ }4 H( n+ e6 Q8 I; N“This is a very good neighbourhood.
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$ C! }6 Z% l( W: e“It’s very quiet.) |, e8 `* @0 a, ~& k; H7 M; O! j* Z3 H
0 N1 R# R$ L/ @, |5 O# E$ B% O“I hope we find out something.”* _( s9 ^& p5 D# A, p7 C- p& ^* k
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' H: e# A$ l4 F+ J' gLynn Gregory, vice-president of the Capilano Community League, was surprised to hear about the ongoing homicide investigation.& E& y' ` O# T. @1 K
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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.7 A0 y/ _. t! y
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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 2010.8 G) B6 J1 t+ f5 z
" S( W( D, A: Q! Y4 aThere were 25 slayings in Edmonton at this time last year.# Y4 h* V6 e n" r, x' T
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