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周一,一个独身女子在Capilano的家中被刺死
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4 g& }7 H, X# n" Mhttp://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.
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) x8 V8 ?8 T' L* M. c! _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.$ K' A) t/ e# ^% V3 T& H5 H" \+ M2 H* {
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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.* G5 n3 U: |8 T* Q, }8 u
' J! |! v) R) B; K: s‘Not too worried’
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( c0 v/ w# s) S' w* ^, l# C“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.”, s+ i/ b) x/ a' E) [- V
8 I1 Y) [- ~1 b+ \' h$ |3 CThe middle-aged victim lived alone, neighbours said.2 [ l& }5 B! _: I) X+ S
Q! N9 P) s/ W( P+ U7 P1 iNo arrests were reported at press time Tuesday night.% g- m5 H. l+ G) B0 l& `% s
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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.
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v4 R3 h O6 @! _9 {Forensics officers continued to probe the scene at 10816 52 St. on Tuesday night.1 V# P& C H" n. J2 A
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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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$ U. ], @, Q+ \“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./ p8 m( ^+ K$ h% W0 \ j
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“It’s very quiet.3 }7 X6 n4 g* x
( g% ~3 b2 O9 e4 u: \1 a“I hope we find out something.”
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2 X; b+ W* G9 H, \& Y0 tLynn Gregory, vice-president of the Capilano Community League, was surprised to hear about the ongoing homicide investigation.
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3 L8 w/ Y+ k9 j- C, E* y( a“We get the odd B-and-E and car theft around here, but other than that, not too much (crime),” she said.. x0 A1 i4 |! n( j
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Police are asking for anyone with information on the case to call 780-423-4567.
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- F0 ?9 C3 ]( cThe slain woman, whose name has not been released, is the city’s 24th homicide victim of 2010.) f4 H$ s' G2 n; y8 _( F7 ~) ^7 t1 [
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There were 25 slayings in Edmonton at this time last year.
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