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周一,一个独身女子在Capilano的家中被刺死2 G5 T! m, v& d2 r
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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.
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" p( p0 D+ z% r6 q3 U9 ~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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: @8 O$ P S- J0 X x4 n) K0 d/ z: j5 C) e“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.' g/ s* Y, W1 K! P
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; Z6 P( @9 E9 U& Q8 d“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.5 A$ o$ F0 |* ~$ j' X' a, U, U+ L
! ^* t- U+ j/ @9 u1 x; h0 t" yNo arrests were reported at press time Tuesday night.
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) S* H& X( K& u! |The woman was found slain inside the 1,200-square-foot home shortly before 4 p.m. Monday, said Edmonton police spokeswoman Lisa Sobchyshyn.: y0 F% C- ^9 s/ s$ i' i; ]
5 _+ v* g4 \* i& ~Forensics officers continued to probe the scene at 10816 52 St. on Tuesday night.
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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.& `" y F5 r+ j" f/ q2 T
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“We’ve never had anything like this happen around here,” said Marg, a senior citizen." M! l' {8 K6 x. m
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“This is a very good neighbourhood.0 O; S3 z, s M, t* @0 z8 T# m
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“It’s very quiet.9 t8 W4 c$ a4 W0 H5 x( O; h
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“I hope we find out something.”3 u( j/ h$ ^: `6 f3 B
- K9 [/ L. o+ M1 uSurprised
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Lynn Gregory, vice-president of the Capilano Community League, was surprised to hear about the ongoing homicide investigation.. M0 Y1 S% ^7 }, J1 K+ Y3 n
% e8 P0 @7 y* [4 }% M“We get the odd B-and-E and car theft around here, but other than that, not too much (crime),” she said.* g! f; v% j& W0 t& P7 b( U
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Police are asking for anyone with information on the case to call 780-423-4567.1 m) c$ w4 k ^) `' O. r4 N: U
$ G* l# Z6 D4 A/ RThe slain woman, whose name has not been released, is the city’s 24th homicide victim of 2010.
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: u" {9 F. x t$ O% ~2 j, JThere were 25 slayings in Edmonton at this time last year.- t& s; M. G" [; i- [
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