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周一,一个独身女子在Capilano的家中被刺死# W% p4 J! B ]6 D
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http://www.edmontonsun.com/news/edmonton/2010/12/01/16382786.html
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, x- F( q% p; W! b1 c# V" ~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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, d8 J3 D! V+ @ B; K6 U4 |0 S7 PEdmonton 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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5 p9 S$ |! w1 g4 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.( @! v9 t3 [: A. E1 K) J
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‘Not too worried’+ `; L, Y+ p# N; ^! L' L' g
5 M+ v; R8 [$ A g+ G2 S“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.”9 @6 w% L% Q9 ~- b) I: g6 N
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The middle-aged victim lived alone, neighbours said.9 z1 ~9 D5 i9 n7 u$ e* V0 Z6 X
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No arrests were reported at press time Tuesday night.0 E" k# l0 t6 l; r8 A/ z2 ]
8 g; c, M; K$ m8 U- K9 G- U, g% R+ q0 iThe woman was found slain inside the 1,200-square-foot home shortly before 4 p.m. Monday, said Edmonton police spokeswoman Lisa Sobchyshyn.' @5 X0 j U' B: N! ?
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Forensics officers continued to probe the scene at 10816 52 St. on Tuesday night.0 V" L) h, K% S1 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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p- B! G3 M/ G! i9 H6 ^) h& U" z& b“We’ve never had anything like this happen around here,” said Marg, a senior citizen.5 [3 a' e' e$ \* c
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“This is a very good neighbourhood.
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“It’s very quiet.
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' A: d. }$ \6 y; y4 M7 k! T/ C“I hope we find out something.”# S, m' ]5 |! k& t( g' [6 j7 u
- ?( u ?' h' d3 X6 H- MSurprised
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4 c8 E% L9 x: g' H2 wLynn Gregory, vice-president of the Capilano Community League, was surprised to hear about the ongoing homicide investigation./ _, C m7 C+ }6 W% |6 B7 g
. m4 J6 e& O$ ?; d( K- g& g“We get the odd B-and-E and car theft around here, but other than that, not too much (crime),” she said.5 ^$ G9 t* _4 ~
4 X$ i2 F5 B* A; _' z8 LPolice are asking for anyone with information on the case to call 780-423-4567.
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3 W, Q* H* A, @2 K, iThe slain woman, whose name has not been released, is the city’s 24th homicide victim of 2010.& U, v3 \, ]% I, X$ p- a
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There were 25 slayings in Edmonton at this time last year.8 _- Q0 [& T( c
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