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周一,一个独身女子在Capilano的家中被刺死
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. Y/ Y g5 h5 m* j1 E, uhttp://www.edmontonsun.com/news/edmonton/2010/12/01/16382786.html9 s+ D8 s; U) t3 ~( j/ A
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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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4 ]7 c8 y [2 g& [" ~6 KEdmonton 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.. U3 n5 @5 T9 f5 q) d* g
$ T, I; x5 r* b5 {! J“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. }& p) h& o! C3 `+ [; E% J
1 n% z/ b, C7 ]! M" i3 I- @‘Not too worried’
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) S4 n- p# c# D“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.”7 s6 ~6 |7 g& M7 G1 q; |/ S2 p u; O% T
$ G+ E5 B) H2 E% u; ~3 L% L* I$ W$ TThe middle-aged victim lived alone, neighbours said.$ p' x8 e G6 Z3 D+ o' c* n
@; w) ?0 v6 q* ^( |No arrests were reported at press time Tuesday night.
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# o" b6 J5 U! ~1 \$ l7 }8 }8 HThe 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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2 ~6 }: |8 n0 n+ D J; JForensics officers continued to probe the scene at 10816 52 St. on Tuesday night.- u) W' q4 [( y( s& N
1 t/ \, [/ Y. X" O/ H. ^% EThurlow 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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1 _) C; {& @# V( K( r" n- o“This is a very good neighbourhood.
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“It’s very quiet.
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) i7 D2 I# o3 S; w0 G o“I hope we find out something.”! l4 ]3 A) l" g! K a& M7 b! K7 w4 [9 U
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/ M4 r& e, m# S JLynn Gregory, vice-president of the Capilano Community League, was surprised to hear about the ongoing homicide investigation.8 c, W' l6 M/ V$ K" V2 R
& `3 G8 P' ^8 i) z7 W“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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( v, E$ P. \1 uPolice are asking for anyone with information on the case to call 780-423-4567.
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The slain woman, whose name has not been released, is the city’s 24th homicide victim of 2010.; n) ~& ?$ p N0 v7 L
! v. T: b/ } m9 {+ y/ f# k. `There were 25 slayings in Edmonton at this time last year.9 R! h( D8 d# x6 i; L
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