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周一,一个独身女子在Capilano的家中被刺死
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, a0 A$ @3 |3 v& Q1 }http://www.edmontonsun.com/news/edmonton/2010/12/01/16382786.html J/ u" H' S0 @( j$ m( J3 |
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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.
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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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6 a' y" v/ l% w8 H! m“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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: _; b8 u5 n! _; T‘Not too worried’3 a+ Y" d& f; p6 C$ B
9 B) `0 i- `1 _) _; C, A$ L“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$ w* I. I3 d) g$ s0 W
6 j9 e& s. F" j- _8 sThe middle-aged victim lived alone, neighbours said.
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' ^% _( n3 o" \: {8 K1 Z9 xNo arrests were reported at press time Tuesday night.( P1 i& B3 V+ ~: ]
* \" q5 P- h: b) F6 AThe 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.
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( ?# ]: j p( q" t- PThurlow 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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“We’ve never had anything like this happen around here,” said Marg, a senior citizen.
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“This is a very good neighbourhood.0 F4 D( A( o+ w0 d1 V' Z& @% D
+ U! X5 I6 N+ z“It’s very quiet.! r* r Q% M* O: h+ X
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“I hope we find out something.”5 _+ U3 |8 i' @( s: ^# W
- X. K' O9 k/ P! wSurprised
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Lynn Gregory, vice-president of the Capilano Community League, was surprised to hear about the ongoing homicide investigation.; p, ]# @0 F/ l/ z: S
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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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' c( b [8 s- T( D/ OPolice are asking for anyone with information on the case to call 780-423-4567.4 m, ^+ a* O: q6 Q
# v( {; Z& Q/ j9 E6 ~The slain woman, whose name has not been released, is the city’s 24th homicide victim of 2010.
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: b- @* B9 O& j' I' hThere were 25 slayings in Edmonton at this time last year.
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