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周一,一个独身女子在Capilano的家中被刺死" G- s. @) h7 h" @# `: O" S* p
w1 Q7 z5 j5 i8 o- g( N8 D. Ghttp://www.edmontonsun.com/news/edmonton/2010/12/01/16382786.html* _+ m* b8 T, d1 `; v5 N; m
7 _* U Y" g- \* b! G! G' qA woman found slain in her Capilano bungalow was a pipefitter who had lived in the southside neighbourhood for a couple of years, say neighbours.5 Z Q/ p! F& B* g$ P
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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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: \4 @4 ]# i" Q& q9 f“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., S% [4 r; q. B* `) _( l8 D
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‘Not too worried’: M) y, n* v# K' {/ A, W' q5 j
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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.”6 T1 u2 M; B0 ]1 C9 j
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The middle-aged victim lived alone, neighbours said.
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& [5 I" I# W+ |" q# _No arrests were reported at press time Tuesday night.5 p# d+ @2 T3 a; R3 w$ Z
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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.! K: K- i" L* l3 c$ l
3 W# t9 i( R8 v MForensics officers continued to probe the scene at 10816 52 St. on Tuesday night.0 ~" @: u+ L3 i
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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.& i, z8 _0 y0 E% F! L- d3 o
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“We’ve never had anything like this happen around here,” said Marg, a senior citizen.% ]/ V7 z+ Y6 {2 |7 d* y! V) g7 { q
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“This is a very good neighbourhood.6 Z' ]" x$ ~! _7 \: \
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“It’s very quiet.% g9 s; {, ]* H
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“I hope we find out something.”
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7 H( w' _& F; \& v8 P+ NSurprised
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Lynn Gregory, vice-president of the Capilano Community League, was surprised to hear about the ongoing homicide investigation.5 _9 V6 Q" ?6 w8 W
! M: j3 G& u0 X% F$ d y7 B9 _“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.* Q' b# b1 g/ Z; m- b" n
) P) P _6 l0 XThe 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.0 a V/ T& R* p' m# p/ f6 ~
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