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周一,一个独身女子在Capilano的家中被刺死! u0 B- q9 m$ ]8 @" v0 Z) A
; I, m! |! z3 Jhttp://www.edmontonsun.com/news/edmonton/2010/12/01/16382786.html/ o- [. A3 j3 c& e
! Y) x. `9 f( i/ n7 Y- n' ]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.' P' x- H% i* F9 b# ^2 \7 I
) ~' \6 O4 A& J; S. b, r“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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5 i5 x2 L8 g* b$ I4 \0 N. N‘Not too worried’
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8 Z6 ?2 K% a" d* Q, b“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.”- B8 e6 N+ s; h* Z- [& n$ W, }
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The middle-aged victim lived alone, neighbours said.0 B4 W' C7 |/ d% Y5 ]( g X9 |5 G) O6 `
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3 ?9 m X% q( [" H1 K& K ^& xThe 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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+ y% R4 b! A9 ^/ n7 T* a/ F" ?Forensics officers continued to probe the scene at 10816 52 St. on Tuesday night.: X& f, S( r% E: y: k! G
; G4 z7 E8 n( y3 X) ~& EThurlow 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 J+ B; @0 s5 A9 n+ B
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“We’ve never had anything like this happen around here,” said Marg, a senior citizen.
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+ i) L0 f/ v+ l6 D2 N1 C) X3 e“This is a very good neighbourhood./ _0 h3 t' l9 S" }5 i) R
* Q0 {( c( E& U5 U3 R& i, l“It’s very quiet.
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“I hope we find out something.”9 @9 t# T$ V- _. @0 q
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- M) y* I7 r6 n1 c9 O/ Y% oLynn Gregory, vice-president of the Capilano Community League, was surprised to hear about the ongoing homicide investigation.
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$ p& [. C8 e) ^, A# A- z. W“We get the odd B-and-E and car theft around here, but other than that, not too much (crime),” she said.9 ]. s; M! ~, B1 Z% W' _: w
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Police are asking for anyone with information on the case to call 780-423-4567.1 ?/ M& `5 X) ?) v( z( [
; j/ H+ w; p7 w' B, p. M$ `4 JThe slain woman, whose name has not been released, is the city’s 24th homicide victim of 2010.6 Q5 o% K% E, C2 K3 X& a% N
' @& r2 {6 G5 C( \( C( `) a5 E- {# QThere were 25 slayings in Edmonton at this time last year.
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