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周一,一个独身女子在Capilano的家中被刺死
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- z. w& V' i0 V' c% O3 d' rhttp://www.edmontonsun.com/news/edmonton/2010/12/01/16382786.html) Y0 T* T9 X# s7 D/ f, G3 g2 Y
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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.1 w8 j1 f$ l2 @2 {( C
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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./ A1 {. e7 F9 p+ W5 o
$ M) ]9 V& L6 I( h% g; S- {5 |! 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.
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‘Not too worried’5 K( z8 _8 S( }# `% s0 \% w; O
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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.- L: }2 r4 s$ e1 H* M& K7 Q0 }
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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.
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5 V; u+ H7 C$ l# PThurlow 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.: f) m& ~# [' j* E' \
, [: ~2 @3 O$ V1 S# x“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.
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“It’s very quiet.& ^+ q0 p3 D8 J9 y* F' \: T
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“I hope we find out something.”. p1 A6 x1 @0 r+ R- U
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Surprised
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4 }. O1 h. o8 R: z' a! @- ?Lynn Gregory, vice-president of the Capilano Community League, was surprised to hear about the ongoing homicide investigation.* I! s* A) P; `
/ D0 u" u' P: v& D: H“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.
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/ V! o" @8 Z8 u* P$ v/ H4 C; [2 d& {The slain woman, whose name has not been released, is the city’s 24th homicide victim of 2010.
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1 q+ H, l8 I y) Q: xThere were 25 slayings in Edmonton at this time last year.* e! h+ x8 h S3 A# C0 y. U
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