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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$ u7 {7 Y8 F. B6 O7 i/ w) c3 G
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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.# o0 s& o% K$ T9 ~! P
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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.
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“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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3 s5 Y8 O3 T# u0 M1 P! E; {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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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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; e( [( a0 B$ I# `Forensics officers continued to probe the scene at 10816 52 St. on Tuesday night.7 l$ E$ f4 \6 L" S4 X/ o
0 Q4 V: Z. i; c( D9 r, h kThurlow 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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; T' c; F9 e# t0 J( m, z“We’ve never had anything like this happen around here,” said Marg, a senior citizen.; ^* P5 l; R0 K; ?. |5 C) k. j
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“This is a very good neighbourhood.
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“It’s very quiet.
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/ B( h, e. o1 C. D; J1 C# a“I hope we find out something.”
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- r3 B" ?, e2 r- f6 J! cSurprised
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" C( n$ I8 r! E3 X$ G: ^( fLynn Gregory, vice-president of the Capilano Community League, was surprised to hear about the ongoing homicide investigation.3 ]. u- z/ W+ X0 k& s# f: b* `
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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.
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Police are asking for anyone with information on the case to call 780-423-4567.0 s( K0 j# [/ F0 M, P5 }8 @
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The slain woman, whose name has not been released, is the city’s 24th homicide victim of 2010.( J7 L! ]/ x; q' s l; x
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There were 25 slayings in Edmonton at this time last year.
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( _0 z8 t' u/ T$ G: H+ O7 c0 v( }" }cary.castagna@sunmedia.ca |
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