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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.html' v7 j/ ^ g- y' v `# t2 w
' H! A% {) C. c% K! xA 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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“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.5 }* p" m- y N# a+ p. W& j" h
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‘Not too worried’
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5 P. a, F" o! T1 G1 J5 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.”* D+ n. t9 c; X7 d3 s, }: y4 K
/ @( a1 C, {4 d! b6 L! D- A* h' XThe middle-aged victim lived alone, neighbours said./ `1 g7 Y% \9 R
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No 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.
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Forensics officers continued to probe the scene at 10816 52 St. on Tuesday night.# }" ]+ h' ~6 k1 c0 C$ ]
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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.: t6 ~& W1 N# f
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“We’ve never had anything like this happen around here,” said Marg, a senior citizen.
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( N" h6 j4 H, [“This is a very good neighbourhood.
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“It’s very quiet.
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% ?2 {3 Y/ W Y; U: ]" S2 r“I hope we find out something.”4 |2 `/ I3 A4 ]1 q8 b7 ^
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Surprised
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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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9 z3 c7 g9 M% C5 |/ o; T“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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Police are asking for anyone with information on the case to call 780-423-4567.0 M i: r; n4 b- O
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The slain woman, whose name has not been released, is the city’s 24th homicide victim of 2010.( K1 c+ K" ?$ W! r! ^ w
& Z" ]& k/ A' I0 s3 F. eThere were 25 slayings in Edmonton at this time last year.% J. g- [' _* {
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