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周一,一个独身女子在Capilano的家中被刺死
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, n$ N5 `# R( }2 c; q! R# ]' mA woman found slain in her Capilano bungalow was a pipefitter who had lived in the southside neighbourhood for a couple of years, say neighbours.$ M( a& R+ q% e" `8 w
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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.% C6 k! G7 z9 s& a
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‘Not too worried’
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$ m/ K! z! y4 t; R) I# n) |, O3 m“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 q2 F8 H: x- M* z$ C9 j
' [ q/ J" W! T) G' L: i+ @, PThe middle-aged victim lived alone, neighbours said.- Y! m2 K9 j4 F% g2 R
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No arrests were reported at press time Tuesday night.( X" C. G) S1 f. m5 q- d
0 A6 T* l& o* [# Q' z0 ^1 RThe woman was found slain inside the 1,200-square-foot home shortly before 4 p.m. Monday, said Edmonton police spokeswoman Lisa Sobchyshyn.9 v( `% f) I+ \/ _( \
, R2 l, G1 \1 Q+ @Forensics officers continued to probe the scene at 10816 52 St. on Tuesday night.
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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.2 t" k- f" K3 l E2 i
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“We’ve never had anything like this happen around here,” said Marg, a senior citizen. x# G* X1 Q- E: J2 r
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“This is a very good neighbourhood.& f. Y$ M; n. ?5 B
, X! i) P2 e% S5 R& z“It’s very quiet.
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“I hope we find out something.”0 P$ E: y& a' Y! ^$ d' @; h
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, N' s/ k# o, p* o( O, _Lynn Gregory, vice-president of the Capilano Community League, was surprised to hear about the ongoing homicide investigation.# I0 a# ^( E) L9 t- Z5 \( w, Z/ d
4 `3 s6 x& U; y6 `) e5 H( F“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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& k+ R/ q% O `" aPolice are asking for anyone with information on the case to call 780-423-4567.! u; B s% d! m* @! O4 ^7 X; H6 Y' T
1 `# Q, n) Y8 i, mThe slain woman, whose name has not been released, is the city’s 24th homicide victim of 2010.3 a1 H' y/ W$ o# h/ I
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There were 25 slayings in Edmonton at this time last year.
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