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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 x; V5 p( m4 x$ _7 E+ ^) u# V
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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.5 s' e8 W7 U5 O Y
' S5 {& F" J$ }+ Z, ^# H“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’
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. L) B4 A2 R; A8 d1 A) J* ?$ |“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.”3 E/ w/ S# K. O
, C% K. j% Z) ]7 ]2 q7 OThe middle-aged victim lived alone, neighbours said.; Z/ F8 v2 c! q, T- x
9 d8 X4 [& \( ANo 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.
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Forensics officers continued to probe the scene at 10816 52 St. on Tuesday night.8 V( J! d9 I! Z" u3 }% e2 b# C. _
( n1 I6 N6 ?3 \0 f' D2 x% W& Y4 FThurlow 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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1 ~% t: X- K( x$ z“We’ve never had anything like this happen around here,” said Marg, a senior citizen.$ H0 U m2 y' j' T- m7 }% u8 T
; O* P$ K& o. _0 i) }“This is a very good neighbourhood.
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“It’s very quiet.1 [7 A6 N9 ~3 p" T0 j
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“I hope we find out something.”( A! |2 F! L' B0 h
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Surprised
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% k4 }; \- k' H2 ]Lynn Gregory, vice-president of the Capilano Community League, was surprised to hear about the ongoing homicide investigation.3 k" O# P% u. A, ^/ C* I0 R* o3 }# C
8 a/ P3 B# B/ \, I# e- ]“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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, q0 s8 G6 c( \9 y# J- p, O2 uPolice are asking for anyone with information on the case to call 780-423-4567.
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+ j) r2 o- x+ {. l( h' j0 U3 Q8 iThe slain woman, whose name has not been released, is the city’s 24th homicide victim of 2010.
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There were 25 slayings in Edmonton at this time last year.( \& j* U7 f q( f6 V
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