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周一,一个独身女子在Capilano的家中被刺死
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http://www.edmontonsun.com/news/edmonton/2010/12/01/16382786.html7 Y4 [. ?3 j& D
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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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8 Q) h# `) A( t% Z- GEdmonton 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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% e8 T' @/ r* v' g, U$ F# }* L5 L$ _‘Not too worried’
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6 l; Z, H# G$ v5 S' G: I6 I“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.
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No arrests were reported at press time Tuesday night.: G. T2 u7 ~/ O6 S/ P9 ?1 P0 M
, d" n( t; b, ~: D$ I* b+ LThe 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) ]0 d2 O! f/ k; X4 @* Y6 HForensics officers continued to probe the scene at 10816 52 St. on Tuesday night.
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" ~0 A# U+ n, c, L1 p4 ZThurlow 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.) w/ t: E% f' S4 o. N5 ]' `
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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.
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“It’s very quiet.
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1 o& K9 q7 s$ N* b* r: s) _“I hope we find out something.”
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4 S, y% c j' m, O$ q, QSurprised
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Lynn Gregory, vice-president of the Capilano Community League, was surprised to hear about the ongoing homicide investigation.
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3 x0 s. |. z7 S4 W9 |( S“We get the odd B-and-E and car theft around here, but other than that, not too much (crime),” she said.9 S! U; n' R! C" u+ U
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Police are asking for anyone with information on the case to call 780-423-4567.
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7 q7 F: r6 O0 g2 n) w% _* kThe slain woman, whose name has not been released, is the city’s 24th homicide victim of 2010.. Q: }1 o1 @5 k( m; O
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There were 25 slayings in Edmonton at this time last year.
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