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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.html2 W' M. ^& c5 c. Y) b3 Q% }
. _0 I# q$ R; x/ f K" i8 W1 A5 }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.& ?& @+ J: ]9 x8 g
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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.* b ~1 P y4 s8 H. g) B( i
4 C' w. x& x& ?! J7 ~“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.. ~6 x& r# H% c) W- m- v
& o. a6 H8 j6 N- R2 |2 o( M‘Not too worried’* j% b& g( w, c" E
2 r; Q" U" v" T1 c; k“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.”
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The middle-aged victim lived alone, neighbours said.
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No arrests were reported at press time Tuesday night.
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6 C% q1 r1 g9 f& }& `" ?: kThe woman was found slain inside the 1,200-square-foot home shortly before 4 p.m. Monday, said Edmonton police spokeswoman Lisa Sobchyshyn.- g0 d# u% P: s! F* M8 {
v6 D6 Q" w4 _5 Y' b9 p4 Q7 {Forensics officers continued to probe the scene at 10816 52 St. on Tuesday night.
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7 ] R0 s: ]. A% YThurlow 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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“We’ve never had anything like this happen around here,” said Marg, a senior citizen.' ]& [0 h4 O, p+ k6 V1 ^
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“This is a very good neighbourhood.
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“It’s very quiet. |5 k) H f7 ^1 C1 w
3 H3 p9 q1 T' ?7 q9 l+ d& ^3 ]“I hope we find out something.”1 ?5 ^! ~% M; T) S5 F6 |8 a$ c
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Surprised
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5 b$ j& |& [# |. K8 m* G% SLynn Gregory, vice-president of the Capilano Community League, was surprised to hear about the ongoing homicide investigation.
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+ l7 Y# X* S2 ~4 A4 M9 M8 d- U“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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3 ~' u( r$ I2 t1 D& {* X5 PPolice are asking for anyone with information on the case to call 780-423-4567.* f1 q# e6 N1 S5 R
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The 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.
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