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周一,一个独身女子在Capilano的家中被刺死% d6 u/ U* G$ @2 z
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http://www.edmontonsun.com/news/edmonton/2010/12/01/16382786.html7 J& ^& B6 _& U* w/ w
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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.' |. r: i8 c7 b4 x# Q& }
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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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“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.. W; k( B0 w" C
c6 w- [. {1 L& R6 b" O5 V2 q F‘Not too worried’4 J6 _0 Z( R% F x& F
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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.”( g1 U' ` V9 l/ l7 ^
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The middle-aged victim lived alone, neighbours said.
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7 k1 n5 d3 T+ @5 f8 b& w: JNo arrests were reported at press time Tuesday night.# E- \- M9 ]+ ]5 W* n/ } q0 c, i
( r. _6 i( W7 C- M) M$ TThe woman was found slain inside the 1,200-square-foot home shortly before 4 p.m. Monday, said Edmonton police spokeswoman Lisa Sobchyshyn.! R5 n; ]' j/ d2 ]
0 d) e; {3 C- [) xForensics officers continued to probe the scene at 10816 52 St. on Tuesday night.* W n9 x, F8 _. Y n
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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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+ B% r8 k$ z! m( V I- e: i“We’ve never had anything like this happen around here,” said Marg, a senior citizen.* `* Z3 c, L6 A3 n
* W8 h, t9 ^. C m2 t: m3 V: ]“This is a very good neighbourhood.9 T' x7 J7 a; c7 _9 s4 v, A
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“It’s very quiet.
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* c# i' V" L( ?/ y- w“I hope we find out something.”
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! V% m4 o' N; n( V9 H$ r0 q* dSurprised
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4 e" h L6 Y+ x- ~Lynn Gregory, vice-president of the Capilano Community League, was surprised to hear about the ongoing homicide investigation.
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* y6 s' R% q" Y/ D“We get the odd B-and-E and car theft around here, but other than that, not too much (crime),” she said.( }% j+ Z3 \: S/ R6 N5 e
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Police are asking for anyone with information on the case to call 780-423-4567.! I" }0 u' J g, S( @3 M+ y( H5 H
, H* j% `4 u* R& EThe 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.
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