 鲜花( 0)  鸡蛋( 0)
|
周一,一个独身女子在Capilano的家中被刺死
9 Y9 J e+ p) M! z1 ~* h) ?4 r1 U6 R, A. a- S
http://www.edmontonsun.com/news/edmonton/2010/12/01/16382786.html2 B, l; H- K# O5 o! q8 S
* m& U- A& s! X( K4 H, x5 N
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.* x5 t5 h6 {4 X, A3 X7 Y
$ D/ L4 w; A# r7 T6 \# c6 H; @
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., |, A& E, d; }5 M* ?
; ~1 u1 y2 k+ V' g
“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.
2 ~' h+ [4 L4 p L4 v8 X) B0 G4 V; ]! D( b5 d1 g3 h# Q) u
‘Not too worried’
* i0 _8 i) i& r# V* U5 k
- y: j: D' @, ? b2 k) p: @“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.”
: p4 R' r7 D9 x( A. P; a' t; N( g. A$ a7 t* o
The middle-aged victim lived alone, neighbours said.. j) h% x6 Z K/ o* F1 f
2 z) G- H: u$ [4 XNo arrests were reported at press time Tuesday night.
' U. \; q; |5 Q6 T: C r: J" Y4 F0 s
The woman was found slain inside the 1,200-square-foot home shortly before 4 p.m. Monday, said Edmonton police spokeswoman Lisa Sobchyshyn. p2 e' X* \, l
6 i8 l, ^, _* a$ w
Forensics officers continued to probe the scene at 10816 52 St. on Tuesday night.
% h8 W+ F, N9 F& t
! t/ o Q/ d$ ]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.
. S+ j1 a: G$ [" x4 G H. f! s% a# g# H3 u; T+ Y: F
“We’ve never had anything like this happen around here,” said Marg, a senior citizen.
( z) C% |5 |& m+ n" f* O, y1 r8 V
“This is a very good neighbourhood.
4 g; _$ A/ N& R1 l9 B6 X4 ~+ H7 v( ]" h) {3 l
“It’s very quiet.( S) a% `$ e. P% \( c
6 `. v5 x2 l+ L7 d% ^ X7 _- q
“I hope we find out something.”
8 {3 q( y4 a+ C/ Z: B% ^# l! ~0 ]. ~- u
Surprised& b$ q& V" n$ }$ a, Y( u
) y; y' L; y" \! U8 p& p4 ?
Lynn Gregory, vice-president of the Capilano Community League, was surprised to hear about the ongoing homicide investigation.# b8 E! e2 m# D. a0 y* |
5 l3 `( W2 J: D- W# ~, y# m( y) z“We get the odd B-and-E and car theft around here, but other than that, not too much (crime),” she said.
8 Q$ T8 ?+ |- x- J
* b1 \, R+ ?2 v- o1 RPolice are asking for anyone with information on the case to call 780-423-4567.
, G) v! o0 B8 {2 r4 ^& L) ~1 b5 ~/ g1 G9 ?
The slain woman, whose name has not been released, is the city’s 24th homicide victim of 2010.7 R: [3 o3 D- S! }
3 c. P0 [! p8 k" o J0 }9 I
There were 25 slayings in Edmonton at this time last year.
. m4 b3 x, S) x1 }0 P j4 ?. q
& h1 k4 g/ M4 [; `( K8 @1 }6 {" ^cary.castagna@sunmedia.ca |
|