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周一,一个独身女子在Capilano的家中被刺死: K5 L3 w$ l' @% s1 k
0 U0 i' t u( W' C) y chttp://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.4 O/ |( d/ f) k4 b0 s9 i( Z7 F0 j5 U
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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.( ~# ]# u) ~( i9 u. t
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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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0 N* _. R: q! V2 M% P/ ~- N, d‘Not too worried’
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( p* _9 b7 k7 Z' u6 v1 l0 _( n E% k; a“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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/ E. M& f- p( i" k( O% [The middle-aged victim lived alone, neighbours said.9 | @1 J: \' R0 P
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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.
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Forensics officers continued to probe the scene at 10816 52 St. on Tuesday night.7 B8 I, D' y J; i
; P! ?+ V- T/ |- t! MThurlow 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., t3 F b' n: Q. u
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“We’ve never had anything like this happen around here,” said Marg, a senior citizen.
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4 V" t' k, v' o" X& P“This is a very good neighbourhood.
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. B; @4 W! S& K# M3 R3 l. P“It’s very quiet.2 ]9 k' [- g i# o
- M9 j$ Y0 {( k, K; C; i+ L# f“I hope we find out something.”
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4 @, s$ Q* ?2 uSurprised
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5 t9 l0 s% ]. B# i; `Lynn Gregory, vice-president of the Capilano Community League, was surprised to hear about the ongoing homicide investigation.
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7 J i4 l1 G2 j' p' A“We get the odd B-and-E and car theft around here, but other than that, not too much (crime),” she said." W. Q- @! N* n6 ^5 i
" w. B) q- ^4 h+ r& S3 ]2 |) A* C: `; pPolice are asking for anyone with information on the case to call 780-423-4567.4 R1 o/ h) P* \/ E) x! j+ }0 W! d
0 H) r0 U9 Q% Q) FThe 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.* {7 E/ S1 @9 o
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