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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.. b& R: |& @' U- h
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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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“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.” s9 N; G2 z9 Z b) m0 |
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The middle-aged victim lived alone, neighbours said.
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, [& Y# o, C& d- J3 d, ~6 P0 v. NNo 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.% h: w0 X9 u6 e( C, {
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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.- o) d* j: W1 Z/ f) V
4 |$ h. i# w# u# n' e/ }$ ?9 r: A“This is a very good neighbourhood.
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L4 F& h/ w# ^2 L, q; i“It’s very quiet.( q7 _. b8 C/ V- p& ^5 x- u2 P+ [* Z5 e
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“I hope we find out something.”0 r3 u6 j7 I$ D) ], G$ F0 }
0 L, C7 ]! v( U! sSurprised
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4 L# u+ A4 z F GLynn Gregory, vice-president of the Capilano Community League, was surprised to hear about the ongoing homicide investigation.; |# Y1 B5 m1 A6 @" l
" S, R& W1 p! X; Z5 U: n“We get the odd B-and-E and car theft around here, but other than that, not too much (crime),” she said.3 ^3 w8 V. S* ^0 M' O2 W/ V l. v: r
. o* q3 K+ m! p( wPolice are asking for anyone with information on the case to call 780-423-4567.' M$ ~3 c- H& W4 x% H. c6 z- I! E8 A, _
! x Q2 Q9 t. L3 K* y$ E5 TThe slain woman, whose name has not been released, is the city’s 24th homicide victim of 2010.& `" s* V5 |! U; l/ O6 I
# b6 ~' x$ n: _4 f6 QThere were 25 slayings in Edmonton at this time last year.
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