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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.
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; F! k# g1 p, m" |. G# I% x3 V% AEdmonton 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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, z" ~2 H3 E C+ y6 l/ Y“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.”
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: S: D. p+ Z% d; h( J' G1 R2 Q+ Z$ i+ ZThe middle-aged victim lived alone, neighbours said.: |4 {, @& t0 _4 f. X+ ?- w% a
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No arrests were reported at press time Tuesday night.- [2 j: X& T- w
0 {% v& K0 @4 `% D5 P0 b3 {The woman was found slain inside the 1,200-square-foot home shortly before 4 p.m. Monday, said Edmonton police spokeswoman Lisa Sobchyshyn.6 `* c5 V7 G# Q! y
4 c: `! ~8 ^( B9 T5 y; G* X8 PForensics officers continued to probe the scene at 10816 52 St. on Tuesday night.
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7 h" U$ z$ z. X- \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.) D8 F' ^# F' u8 z: M9 Z
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“We’ve never had anything like this happen around here,” said Marg, a senior citizen.# H- V/ c) F i; \1 M# P0 L
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- b- }" @/ q! D/ I* C9 L“It’s very quiet.$ h/ J! G8 @) W
+ _* _9 @; u. W$ ~) k/ h“I hope we find out something.”
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Lynn Gregory, vice-president of the Capilano Community League, was surprised to hear about the ongoing homicide investigation.- I8 B* {9 }- W. x
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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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! O' |6 a7 h: Z' oPolice are asking for anyone with information on the case to call 780-423-4567.
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; Z$ q) E: m7 qThe slain woman, whose name has not been released, is the city’s 24th homicide victim of 2010.0 M! @6 h5 y) U, K; W/ `
/ ^, B0 l7 F3 i! W" XThere were 25 slayings in Edmonton at this time last year.
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