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周一,一个独身女子在Capilano的家中被刺死9 _0 \! f7 D% n
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http://www.edmontonsun.com/news/edmonton/2010/12/01/16382786.html# p5 }3 U* F' R
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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 J) h/ Y5 f T, m3 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.
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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.% w I/ N5 y1 k/ E
) t( i8 |/ a A/ M5 y9 X7 J: j‘Not too worried’
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2 c4 K* f4 x2 L. {; c* C9 l“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.”. F1 P; n& x5 ^ e3 D( w/ k/ l6 S
/ ?' [; B! C. @$ F0 @ [* [The middle-aged victim lived alone, neighbours said.
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No arrests were reported at press time Tuesday night./ g+ N q' C9 u- ^, s7 m! r* o4 }
+ B( P( m& W8 eThe 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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Forensics officers continued to probe the scene at 10816 52 St. on Tuesday night.( H& |8 k& |; F4 V' n5 R
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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.
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“We’ve never had anything like this happen around here,” said Marg, a senior citizen.0 y( R0 l i- e5 v8 ]3 f# `
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“This is a very good neighbourhood.1 h, r4 q1 W1 {; K' G; k8 e
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“It’s very quiet.4 d) C+ n0 Z, @& }" \
2 U: C, T) k: g) h, T! ^, W: A“I hope we find out something.”
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& o$ L; _0 s0 R( TSurprised
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b! O9 t8 i# @* L$ o QLynn Gregory, vice-president of the Capilano Community League, was surprised to hear about the ongoing homicide investigation.$ L. F* q2 W x- k
* G- ], g- O/ i9 Y: g“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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- Z: [; |# w, }, a. R! \4 g* APolice are asking for anyone with information on the case to call 780-423-4567." Z+ l: }' w1 [9 N* `5 l0 D
" a: F: s0 |" t+ `8 X1 ^The slain woman, whose name has not been released, is the city’s 24th homicide victim of 2010.) I ^6 o4 K9 C; ^ e' N9 B" ?$ |
/ K% e' ~- R, `* q/ TThere were 25 slayings in Edmonton at this time last year.0 {0 T: S2 i& Y9 n1 N4 a" b
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