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周一,一个独身女子在Capilano的家中被刺死! F- _5 R9 Z! i5 @3 Y, l" }' c
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0 {6 s) \& g+ K5 H+ {0 `6 ^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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1 ]: z0 ?* }, c( T, z“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./ T4 D/ m0 e$ |4 j* ?
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' n# `" T3 H; b: e5 H1 E. P“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.”( [ f3 H) m7 ~. ^7 |
6 _9 X) ]5 }8 p3 gThe middle-aged victim lived alone, neighbours said.
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No arrests were reported at press time Tuesday night.
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The woman was found slain inside the 1,200-square-foot home shortly before 4 p.m. Monday, said Edmonton police spokeswoman Lisa Sobchyshyn.. N) t6 |7 ?" Z% ?
, C8 B& Y: V4 w. TForensics officers continued to probe the scene at 10816 52 St. on Tuesday night.
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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.3 [# [* k, u! ~- y
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“We’ve never had anything like this happen around here,” said Marg, a senior citizen.
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1 p7 b. R- X9 t5 X2 D“This is a very good neighbourhood.' ^+ b. d; }% A. y$ Z
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“It’s very quiet.
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“I hope we find out something.”
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9 x' T0 w9 E- m* |Lynn Gregory, vice-president of the Capilano Community League, was surprised to hear about the ongoing homicide investigation.2 q/ o3 n9 a& B
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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. @3 z: N# |2 Z! D; Q/ w
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) c3 L& M- y" ?! AThe slain woman, whose name has not been released, is the city’s 24th homicide victim of 2010.* W% Q- p% e1 }1 X8 E, I
2 u4 j" D0 L- c1 q8 x. x* Y0 {8 |There were 25 slayings in Edmonton at this time last year.
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