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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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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.% b: l' A5 L0 G2 [8 ?
! C7 l5 S' s4 D, F$ S' v2 hEdmonton 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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- L- o/ K# t$ h# u“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’8 W: X0 O: [0 g# W1 u4 B j
, D# W F9 B. a/ N5 w8 T“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.”# W$ f2 z+ ?/ n6 h# d1 q. T6 e
: Y9 i- n3 a3 M6 o8 G4 L5 ^The middle-aged victim lived alone, neighbours said.) M9 J* T+ t1 r* L* c
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No arrests were reported at press time Tuesday night.* m$ ]) o7 O$ n
0 h1 v4 }/ y# r uThe 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.
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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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- L0 |+ p. K, u9 a“We’ve never had anything like this happen around here,” said Marg, a senior citizen.
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: C+ H3 h8 O* x4 m6 d E2 ^“This is a very good neighbourhood.
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“It’s very quiet.4 A+ [, g# }: X, X! N8 [
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“I hope we find out something.”6 c+ Z1 J7 j) o3 S& h
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, Y- [! S9 M( ?8 e& g0 E. PLynn Gregory, vice-president of the Capilano Community League, was surprised to hear about the ongoing homicide investigation.
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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.
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0 U9 W# @4 e) u1 FPolice are asking for anyone with information on the case to call 780-423-4567.$ S; v7 m# E9 c! l
6 A7 B4 N2 w9 ~0 e/ uThe slain woman, whose name has not been released, is the city’s 24th homicide victim of 2010./ G: K* O3 e9 M( ~9 J7 M
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There were 25 slayings in Edmonton at this time last year.
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