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周一,一个独身女子在Capilano的家中被刺死
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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.8 a- W7 |; ] y' v6 [6 M
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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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F/ c2 Z! N+ ~“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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7 N1 s' P( ~( r/ V2 q; y‘Not too worried’& o3 a d. p9 H }: h! n# N! m [% _
8 L; n7 _8 I8 n+ q- f“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.”; v9 J, ]( I" U" Q& P0 \& [
5 k1 K& o" z v4 e& L" S+ U8 cThe middle-aged victim lived alone, neighbours said.
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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., m S$ U# l% m4 ?' l7 b
- F) @0 t/ p Y) aForensics officers continued to probe the scene at 10816 52 St. on Tuesday night.' ]0 O% E. y3 ]1 k T5 ]3 g
9 E4 e$ N. ]7 ~6 C9 \3 |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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( D [. M9 a2 M' G- x4 R“We’ve never had anything like this happen around here,” said Marg, a senior citizen.
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“It’s very quiet.
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( X0 t- ]! s9 k+ j9 p: Q“I hope we find out something.”
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Surprised
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- L- E. J5 b# i7 p/ h& j& I3 k2 cLynn Gregory, vice-president of the Capilano Community League, was surprised to hear about the ongoing homicide investigation.
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% L" t, W7 H' l6 |“We get the odd B-and-E and car theft around here, but other than that, not too much (crime),” she said.% m9 ^% i. x+ g& J5 p
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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.
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There were 25 slayings in Edmonton at this time last year.
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