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周一,一个独身女子在Capilano的家中被刺死
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# T- [: h' Z: J! {# E0 x& f/ H) uA woman found slain in her Capilano bungalow was a pipefitter who had lived in the southside neighbourhood for a couple of years, say neighbours.2 h# p& m; F7 U+ Q0 a- y
0 h9 G1 `- W4 Y! S, KEdmonton 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., u! s+ ^* h$ q5 x: v1 h4 k
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‘Not too worried’
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0 g, ~* F# b3 h7 X- ^: J“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.”; Q' V: d$ ]' Y( [4 e4 s0 B' `+ R
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The middle-aged victim lived alone, neighbours said.
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1 |0 @- q9 {, Q. KNo arrests were reported at press time Tuesday night., N5 }$ d8 x2 B1 n8 M$ n; m: Z9 [
% O; F( F/ R) b, \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.# B- c& ^6 N- G: N' v _
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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.4 |- k% n/ x1 a% C2 D
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“We’ve never had anything like this happen around here,” said Marg, a senior citizen.6 t* ^0 \8 }+ e2 C1 L C
4 F5 D9 q7 `7 N2 j0 {0 T% o( |& j“This is a very good neighbourhood.8 ?" |6 r' u* \& x" ] c3 h
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“It’s very quiet. Z9 b4 Z& r* R; K6 k
( r" C9 c* r% S7 b8 k“I hope we find out something.”5 i7 \+ S- q0 {7 [" G& z- I
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/ J: N6 {& L3 y( G& XLynn Gregory, vice-president of the Capilano Community League, was surprised to hear about the ongoing homicide investigation.
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8 e1 A! H ]& q“We get the odd B-and-E and car theft around here, but other than that, not too much (crime),” she said.$ W/ z, ~, V, D; J; M1 W. B
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Police are asking for anyone with information on the case to call 780-423-4567.
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]& }) i( g# nThe slain woman, whose name has not been released, is the city’s 24th homicide victim of 2010.0 P# U8 b) C/ J1 k0 q
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There were 25 slayings in Edmonton at this time last year.
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