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周一,一个独身女子在Capilano的家中被刺死
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( ?( _. |+ r, ]http://www.edmontonsun.com/news/edmonton/2010/12/01/16382786.html! t% f. }# F/ H
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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.. j4 o/ p( R; D; a! A
; L" A' I* e8 W2 W( dEdmonton 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.2 l0 { ]7 i; w2 @( f1 K
9 j3 A* ]4 ^+ R+ K6 X: i( M% Q“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.- h5 J5 S) D; A* \! `
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‘Not too worried’
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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.”# f* r) W6 C# D6 r5 B
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The middle-aged victim lived alone, neighbours said.+ W3 W+ z7 y1 z1 D
+ Q' p v. |9 s6 r3 l, [' QNo arrests were reported at press time Tuesday night., N$ ~0 m4 k6 p% J* H
: w( W& A! S9 I; r( i0 t4 k0 FThe woman was found slain inside the 1,200-square-foot home shortly before 4 p.m. Monday, said Edmonton police spokeswoman Lisa Sobchyshyn./ t$ |" A# Q# S6 p& J2 b. x
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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./ C% A* c# U, X
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“We’ve never had anything like this happen around here,” said Marg, a senior citizen.
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“This is a very good neighbourhood.( Y! A$ A7 ~/ W" d. r/ h# k5 X5 s& ?
3 A: b4 P" t; {. ]4 \- R c“It’s very quiet.! p$ B( f& B6 Y' n
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“I hope we find out something.”
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9 j6 F. `5 @/ L4 u+ qSurprised) q; V" [" F: J( J/ i
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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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“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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Police are asking for anyone with information on the case to call 780-423-4567.( E" C$ T/ A! L
3 l$ W) X, U( J) k/ r) G9 MThe slain woman, whose name has not been released, is the city’s 24th homicide victim of 2010.7 V$ o/ I1 S7 e# e7 |
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There were 25 slayings in Edmonton at this time last year.
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