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周一,一个独身女子在Capilano的家中被刺死0 h- t' C+ C$ t8 y; I
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http://www.edmontonsun.com/news/edmonton/2010/12/01/16382786.html' C, q: \# d0 G7 |
4 F) L( v, u" h, d( `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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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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) d7 y1 Q/ g) K“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.0 E. e2 P% g1 j# L) @/ ]
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, B% R# U. w& ~- 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.”( l3 N; z! V. P& v3 N
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The middle-aged victim lived alone, neighbours said.
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1 N6 ?& m$ |& O+ J; X3 D/ tNo arrests were reported at press time Tuesday night.2 K8 m: s" N4 q3 Y0 |$ D
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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.3 l7 M0 F& q/ w4 T, _
) _: e- _ ~; L# P0 a4 DForensics officers continued to probe the scene at 10816 52 St. on Tuesday night.$ o+ z; p; _ J& U
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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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9 X, i: k+ U9 {7 O; Y9 u3 o“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.
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“It’s very quiet." u3 y" x; l1 @! T' N( x2 l0 X
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“I hope we find out something.”: Z. _, i- N$ K- [
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Lynn Gregory, vice-president of the Capilano Community League, was surprised to hear about the ongoing homicide investigation.
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' T6 u4 A8 ~' i9 {+ F' v“We get the odd B-and-E and car theft around here, but other than that, not too much (crime),” she said.* ? x* m) G; M5 C; ]6 O
3 @; l) @% e; ?( ]- x U7 ZPolice are asking for anyone with information on the case to call 780-423-4567.4 F* e) X4 M: J2 ]0 j! j/ V4 u
0 H. n- a6 I! J% ?6 P, wThe slain woman, whose name has not been released, is the city’s 24th homicide victim of 2010.
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' B. C2 U5 [! K: NThere were 25 slayings in Edmonton at this time last year.9 Z g% V! r0 ]! k; n
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