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周一,一个独身女子在Capilano的家中被刺死
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1 [- M# G2 q- Q( `) S; l6 ^2 h1 Shttp://www.edmontonsun.com/news/edmonton/2010/12/01/16382786.html, f- J! H" L9 H7 T
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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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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.* [9 ]2 {+ e& T; _- ^1 l, C
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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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‘Not too worried’/ e, @& D; s' e# @" o
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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.”+ z3 B% h! Z M6 E: N* O
; s" ~. Q8 N- `The middle-aged victim lived alone, neighbours said.; i; z7 a; L! V0 r
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& r3 m8 X: X' hThe woman was found slain inside the 1,200-square-foot home shortly before 4 p.m. Monday, said Edmonton police spokeswoman Lisa Sobchyshyn.+ ?( `. i% q# q! X y1 B4 K
0 d- N3 G% S+ iForensics officers continued to probe the scene at 10816 52 St. on Tuesday night.9 E! e. b3 F1 F& U2 C
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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.
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“This is a very good neighbourhood.' a; I1 w- L9 X/ _: S x/ n
/ e& @) w7 U9 E“It’s very quiet.2 ?7 u0 J* n6 o- ^
; r% h- \. b9 V! p$ ^' z“I hope we find out something.”
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! L5 h6 ?6 s" N, r) nSurprised
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2 a( B `6 }$ O& J- l" w5 rLynn Gregory, vice-president of the Capilano Community League, was surprised to hear about the ongoing homicide investigation.! T+ `9 [) ]) n- N" `
" D% |4 s2 i0 u7 {“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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2 y n5 c8 s5 @# z$ HPolice are asking for anyone with information on the case to call 780-423-4567.5 Y& X$ \8 e, F' C, B& }
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The slain woman, whose name has not been released, is the city’s 24th homicide victim of 2010.
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5 x2 D9 t: Q, X4 u& R1 V: cThere were 25 slayings in Edmonton at this time last year.# F O5 k0 |$ X2 N, s/ v4 _6 R/ Y
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