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周一,一个独身女子在Capilano的家中被刺死3 K, Y' u5 A. [' P: R( y% o7 M; @
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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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0 n1 C: Y' A5 H8 [$ bEdmonton 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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‘Not too worried’1 Q9 X2 P1 w8 J% F9 s
, M1 j# i& ~& z. 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.”
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0 C. C" G5 d; S: n( m: ?2 tThe middle-aged victim lived alone, neighbours said.8 S( _7 e d" _2 `7 L, c* H' J
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( Y6 O+ B0 ?1 p* e5 _The woman was found slain inside the 1,200-square-foot home shortly before 4 p.m. Monday, said Edmonton police spokeswoman Lisa Sobchyshyn.' h* b2 Z$ l* G3 ^. X/ S( Z# A
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Forensics officers continued to probe the scene at 10816 52 St. on Tuesday night.1 J* S F6 D; R
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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., e( O6 M1 |/ e
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“It’s very quiet.
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“I hope we find out something.”7 _: p( X6 o$ X$ v
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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.8 i. ~. \/ \( E2 \6 o
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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.8 p* E: O9 j u7 y5 m% ?7 y
& z7 h/ J/ g% a- G" l! H2 iPolice 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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6 {8 d5 o5 r1 e, gThere were 25 slayings in Edmonton at this time last year.' i1 ]4 _/ h2 U" J( R
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