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周一,一个独身女子在Capilano的家中被刺死$ g# w5 N- o) N5 h: E
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http://www.edmontonsun.com/news/edmonton/2010/12/01/16382786.html3 U; R, u% n( [ T3 N1 K5 W0 c- Z
/ Z* ~" @& P+ {2 A' l7 _+ rA woman found slain in her Capilano bungalow was a pipefitter who had lived in the southside neighbourhood for a couple of years, say neighbours.* t' }; }# e2 V$ I) }
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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.! X4 X8 x( k" D( D* J
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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.) n6 l7 s v9 l" F V8 y3 b) X9 X0 _
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‘Not too worried’
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+ x6 Z9 Q. x( c7 G“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.”5 W) d( v3 D* s% ?0 y/ ?
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The middle-aged victim lived alone, neighbours said.4 @: _ _; S- d/ M9 L3 s
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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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0 E) y# y( n% k8 C+ V+ ?Forensics officers continued to probe the scene at 10816 52 St. on Tuesday night.& e: o1 d; @5 M8 |' G) q& H4 l& b
/ @9 Z+ z4 V8 zThurlow 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.2 o- a' C: c1 Z( u! X
" o- D2 e$ {, Q1 K7 I6 [$ Q5 Z“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.! E+ Z# C4 _& L8 K; q, V$ Y
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“It’s very quiet.
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9 [4 L! z: w, g( z, S! S4 W' Q3 G“I hope we find out something.”, ^, o: p* D! B
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Surprised
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Lynn Gregory, vice-president of the Capilano Community League, was surprised to hear about the ongoing homicide investigation.# l9 Z4 ` Z% N/ [1 I! h) s6 i
o- e' X. p3 I" `7 Z“We get the odd B-and-E and car theft around here, but other than that, not too much (crime),” she said.( Z3 h6 s9 _! R+ r0 J z
2 N9 h! ~! w8 J* D7 E- h2 EPolice are asking for anyone with information on the case to call 780-423-4567./ _" b) V6 D1 b3 J; C
( f% I1 e9 b1 w6 O' AThe slain woman, whose name has not been released, is the city’s 24th homicide victim of 2010.2 k. i2 o( D6 R" o/ Q& r
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There were 25 slayings in Edmonton at this time last year.7 F1 C: o' ^% w6 y- u, \) |4 w) d6 D; ~
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