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周一,一个独身女子在Capilano的家中被刺死
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5 ]; v3 w+ G/ x+ N( s3 p. G" t+ rhttp://www.edmontonsun.com/news/edmonton/2010/12/01/16382786.html
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- n# J0 a) S# Y2 B, `" E# y8 c5 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. A% T1 v" ^' g" m' a4 V# w
$ d7 f5 H' N3 ?0 A [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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- }. i8 T/ B( s% R+ K4 L7 O. t“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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( u% G' M l, G3 F‘Not too worried’
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; {! b R# S2 \8 i& K5 \“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.& f" n, Q9 w# `9 k
- \9 ~- ~: n3 F4 O9 oNo arrests were reported at press time Tuesday night.
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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.1 l; @' i/ Z& n% p' J. b
3 X. `( m9 ?0 w: gForensics officers continued to probe the scene at 10816 52 St. on Tuesday night.! N: q5 p$ h# a& M. a( H5 I+ j
& t0 C! v0 G6 sThurlow 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.7 ?9 s) K' g# v$ l8 l i9 \ ?
" t8 ?3 {2 { d“We’ve never had anything like this happen around here,” said Marg, a senior citizen.
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% m; [& Y. X1 q2 {& t4 J( z& h“This is a very good neighbourhood.' |; m$ y+ i( I- I
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“It’s very quiet.
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8 t1 H4 `+ @) y D7 H“I hope we find out something.”1 v, H6 F" Y$ v& G. @1 `- p1 u
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Lynn Gregory, vice-president of the Capilano Community League, was surprised to hear about the ongoing homicide investigation.* b8 w$ d7 `! [* W! g( ]
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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.; p3 f! ~5 ]' w" J/ \9 } [
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Police are asking for anyone with information on the case to call 780-423-4567.
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( I, k( w7 C. n! i" AThe slain woman, whose name has not been released, is the city’s 24th homicide victim of 2010.9 }( F% R% E( K, {2 o/ c
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There were 25 slayings in Edmonton at this time last year.
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