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周一,一个独身女子在Capilano的家中被刺死
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2 a4 t2 j, X2 d: s& B( J3 h3 rA 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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! C: z( U2 \0 ^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.
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( A$ w- c2 r/ D# f" _“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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The middle-aged victim lived alone, neighbours said.$ c& \! Q8 l; U( i8 [
9 r/ C. @! G4 e$ Z0 vNo arrests were reported at press time Tuesday night.
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8 C- t& R1 r2 Z& v; i( t/ H2 V9 Q% H( ]The 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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" A& X8 H( m, j+ d; Q: V& x4 A: l3 v UForensics officers continued to probe the scene at 10816 52 St. on Tuesday night.! B; G, t( W- Q( Z
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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.* l* a2 Q, Y3 M. x/ Y
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“We’ve never had anything like this happen around here,” said Marg, a senior citizen.* S* f @& ^: a' z3 i1 T; A* i3 J
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“This is a very good neighbourhood.! `# G4 ?/ D4 e. J* H5 h
. y2 n1 H5 N# J1 \3 x! t“It’s very quiet.
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“I hope we find out something.”2 n. F* U; z. b% p. q5 y
$ r" P7 K5 s! f9 jSurprised
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Lynn Gregory, vice-president of the Capilano Community League, was surprised to hear about the ongoing homicide investigation.) H, C) m/ T( E9 }
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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.7 U5 n0 N5 Y# P' N9 |) O
6 A/ F6 N/ @8 y$ k2 |Police 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 2010.0 Y7 v* @2 A( j3 T" f
6 p0 D0 D8 V9 z/ I! xThere were 25 slayings in Edmonton at this time last year.
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