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周一,一个独身女子在Capilano的家中被刺死
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http://www.edmontonsun.com/news/edmonton/2010/12/01/16382786.html
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$ B, H6 R& L% X: m: I6 E. {* jA woman found slain in her Capilano bungalow was a pipefitter who had lived in the southside neighbourhood for a couple of years, say neighbours.; m6 o+ u) j/ d+ g
; _ Y# s, l1 t$ r ]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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" K% I) k- e2 m) y8 v‘Not too worried’
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d% e; c& E" W“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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+ `' z/ t2 L! P* V0 yThe middle-aged victim lived alone, neighbours said.
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0 N& [7 E! D% ~& I1 hNo arrests were reported at press time Tuesday night.$ L, c0 k- X7 S
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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.6 K: Z v9 ?* \2 h3 @
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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.! v+ P' [( k; X V+ j
9 X1 B2 I2 d* \ U8 V! {“This is a very good neighbourhood.
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“It’s very quiet.+ _& N# J7 |( W6 x# C* E Z/ [
5 s& s' K& D ?2 E0 O9 o* e“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.3 ?2 L+ d/ R, ^4 }
! @) A4 [( I2 ~ v: N% A“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 780-423-4567.0 B- a! Z# {8 t+ d* p4 _
9 ?! c/ B+ X" r8 Y4 }, U% JThe 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.
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