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周一,一个独身女子在Capilano的家中被刺死8 M( C* {3 ]/ y& k" o5 ~
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% y; ]" @# E% X* Z7 O# R/ a2 jA 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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_ Y; L! r5 k. i! _“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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‘Not too worried’
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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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. ^& n" N' @& [8 j4 V, JThe middle-aged victim lived alone, neighbours said.
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No arrests were reported at press time Tuesday night.
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8 ]; U- d+ m& F2 P( zThe woman was found slain inside the 1,200-square-foot home shortly before 4 p.m. Monday, said Edmonton police spokeswoman Lisa Sobchyshyn.% K& ^1 A/ s' ~! E( E
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7 O8 Q& u) l- u! xThurlow 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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' S- m' W8 k3 Z* [: E- e“We’ve never had anything like this happen around here,” said Marg, a senior citizen.0 N5 W3 Q) P3 w u! [" W1 e; {
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% Z) |- D) X2 j% |7 d) T" k“It’s very quiet.* M: A" k: W3 b/ f5 N v
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“I hope we find out something.”
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8 B! X. K- S" |, zSurprised7 x$ R0 L9 e" m F' T* Y, m1 [1 R
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Lynn Gregory, vice-president of the Capilano Community League, was surprised to hear about the ongoing homicide investigation.- l; s" W3 }. W1 Y7 H5 I
7 c% ~+ T# H4 x$ P% V“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 780-423-4567.7 g: ]) V `9 P
4 c) ?# Q- {! J, Y; |2 k2 B: B! sThe slain woman, whose name has not been released, is the city’s 24th homicide victim of 2010.
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There were 25 slayings in Edmonton at this time last year.* z" X4 H* |2 P/ |8 V7 {
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