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周一,一个独身女子在Capilano的家中被刺死8 U3 q+ {9 j/ K, z7 [
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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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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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“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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, s- T& j: Z, k9 I \ [ [‘Not too worried’
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1 D _; \0 L1 r/ ^7 Z% }3 B' j+ M“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.”6 l/ T" E- t$ a, n! E" h2 W d
2 `! ^* E* g- ]% x3 c5 S. g, IThe middle-aged victim lived alone, neighbours said.
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/ {6 ^! u) r6 B7 i& Q" d7 nNo arrests were reported at press time Tuesday night.* B3 g7 g8 [7 K5 t
- S- Y, _/ D1 P3 P5 _The woman was found slain inside the 1,200-square-foot home shortly before 4 p.m. Monday, said Edmonton police spokeswoman Lisa Sobchyshyn.5 q* E3 h1 @7 t8 b( L
! y; o5 N( ]3 T+ T2 g/ ^* z6 ]) o: o7 jForensics officers continued to probe the scene at 10816 52 St. on Tuesday night.7 R& ^- E( a6 M& y$ _7 N
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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." u% M# ?9 A, t) K! ^6 s
, @8 `) a, R6 N8 w3 b% L, @“We’ve never had anything like this happen around here,” said Marg, a senior citizen.! j9 b# I3 Y7 W1 p* P2 k
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“This is a very good neighbourhood.
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“It’s very quiet.
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, n3 T/ T" n0 O. B“I hope we find out something.”
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" z+ ?7 F% z+ V. r4 B/ q" B& RSurprised
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( ~% Q6 j# t: ~- {: ?- s2 E6 ]- `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.
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The slain woman, whose name has not been released, is the city’s 24th homicide victim of 2010.
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3 T% y/ B; g; J6 r: q) RThere were 25 slayings in Edmonton at this time last year.. C) |3 s q4 i5 I; _; Z
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