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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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9 Z+ l; W5 Y- p }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. \; _4 a8 J8 I' B6 H$ r" S" v
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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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“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.”
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The middle-aged victim lived alone, neighbours said., u4 i9 } n! Y" Y+ n
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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.
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5 ?+ x8 h% [4 k! U& R7 vThurlow 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.0 Y4 @+ V6 n" F& C7 Y: u! @5 ~
8 z1 \, \; E" }# ^8 Z“We’ve never had anything like this happen around here,” said Marg, a senior citizen.
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! W; Z. b- P2 C$ o" ]. h4 I- C9 G“This is a very good neighbourhood.
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“It’s very quiet.
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" J) Q6 ]0 B, ~0 v“I hope we find out something.”
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% D& s5 C. Q( d* [0 B- kLynn Gregory, vice-president of the Capilano Community League, was surprised to hear about the ongoing homicide investigation.
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9 W5 C/ I$ B* T* }' k3 V4 K“We get the odd B-and-E and car theft around here, but other than that, not too much (crime),” she said." K% C$ J3 {* s0 d. E1 T; L
( U9 X, J0 S. {Police are asking for anyone with information on the case to call 780-423-4567.
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! m) I: R: d$ S4 N2 KThe 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.% o4 a A: H( k
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