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周一,一个独身女子在Capilano的家中被刺死
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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.
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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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‘Not too worried’
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: }2 H6 r0 z, @ p' k“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.”/ d4 ~7 V$ k; M5 C. j9 r7 \
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The middle-aged victim lived alone, neighbours said.
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No arrests were reported at press time Tuesday night.+ a1 U9 ?6 ?' L7 k! U L1 M# p7 U
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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.( L. T. s, i! 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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“We’ve never had anything like this happen around here,” said Marg, a senior citizen.0 k' Y* q$ E" d0 d" I( h1 C/ @
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“This is a very good neighbourhood." l# \& ]6 q3 X
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“I hope we find out something.”) l1 |) n9 s/ L) \" ~5 S: p
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& k0 W( o( q( B# a" G) G; aLynn Gregory, vice-president of the Capilano Community League, was surprised to hear about the ongoing homicide investigation.! n0 f9 d1 r9 C; O9 k" Q! U2 O5 n
/ L; U4 c& c$ `, G1 J1 \“We get the odd B-and-E and car theft around here, but other than that, not too much (crime),” she said.
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N# b. [: l7 uPolice 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.- M& I, t5 ^0 {$ O
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There were 25 slayings in Edmonton at this time last year./ P+ U$ `( ]+ B. P4 [5 N. m
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