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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.html4 u7 w _' }6 C2 N# Q" s' }/ 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.: }! x3 l- v9 h1 f+ w: C
: H8 G& I7 } {0 U- O hEdmonton 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.) o) \ y+ e7 e3 S# L* U
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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.$ B* ?0 s/ a1 g( B% Z
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‘Not too worried’
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“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.”' Z: h8 p( I; K( R, ?5 a
l! S( @# w0 EThe middle-aged victim lived alone, neighbours said.; ~ Q1 q( r0 t* c: l( [ r* E, I
5 r6 z' K# Z% J: TNo 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./ Z( K) t d, l! _& q" @4 ^
3 c: w% ~7 _( e* wForensics officers continued to probe the scene at 10816 52 St. on Tuesday night.$ X4 S7 U6 t/ U- [. ]* X
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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.# ]( U8 ]( f- f' \) f2 X
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“We’ve never had anything like this happen around here,” said Marg, a senior citizen.( M1 F) T$ s; t
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“This is a very good neighbourhood.
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“It’s very quiet. V7 {: ]; @. b, q0 b4 |* @8 p
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“I hope we find out something.”
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Surprised
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" V6 n3 H8 d) T8 eLynn Gregory, vice-president of the Capilano Community League, was surprised to hear about the ongoing homicide investigation.5 L! k9 m' P. u0 Q( Q7 T7 ^; M) G
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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.
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4 E! A( u: F. D, r CPolice 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 ?3 }; B% U1 `6 P6 t. C( C# N4 M
' M/ h2 c7 e9 n! yThere were 25 slayings in Edmonton at this time last year.$ x' h8 \& _0 F5 A0 f0 x2 X
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