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周一,一个独身女子在Capilano的家中被刺死7 g* R" f0 ?8 N% p; B# \; N
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5 \* e( `/ N; m. Z) w' e1 Q% UA woman found slain in her Capilano bungalow was a pipefitter who had lived in the southside neighbourhood for a couple of years, say neighbours.) |1 c& e9 g0 m$ C3 w# Y
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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.1 s" {- F4 V! `. _" a- l* P
: C; S/ p: I `& P“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 ^6 O$ L* C' ~5 Q% `+ C/ q. z‘Not too worried’" J1 e. q0 s# C' m, _% K
( M! F2 M6 j/ u“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.”$ T( j0 u5 j5 ^# A& `
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The middle-aged victim lived alone, neighbours said.
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1 b3 ~3 R0 U; s, C" yNo 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.0 b4 t9 y. s( t3 B
) P; V5 f7 ?% D( J. l9 rForensics officers continued to probe the scene at 10816 52 St. on Tuesday night.2 j0 I, n) c' @: h7 n* i
: w& D# f1 }- a. J0 pThurlow 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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3 V' b9 ?& A! t; ~- X6 D; S“We’ve never had anything like this happen around here,” said Marg, a senior citizen.$ s1 R! {& u; e* J
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“This is a very good neighbourhood.7 R. E. z! T, [; t4 z6 C$ I( W/ }' H
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“It’s very quiet.
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8 ~7 V% r8 Q7 D3 Z9 c( W) z K“I hope we find out something.”5 ^6 w$ w3 a( e( D6 B% K
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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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! A& V3 m. a2 o5 \# W“We get the odd B-and-E and car theft around here, but other than that, not too much (crime),” she said. C( z( M9 X" r3 W3 W: ^, ^
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Police are asking for anyone with information on the case to call 780-423-4567., a3 H; k% F! z3 Q# G. U
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The 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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