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周一,一个独身女子在Capilano的家中被刺死
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9 K& f; i! H1 x: g q, Ohttp://www.edmontonsun.com/news/edmonton/2010/12/01/16382786.html: Z/ Q" M3 J! y/ [! v
* S2 G& y) G: ^' vA woman found slain in her Capilano bungalow was a pipefitter who had lived in the southside neighbourhood for a couple of years, say neighbours./ l' @1 W$ ]- u2 C: d! w2 P
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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.$ l8 J( l b# i3 ~. h' H* s
' Q% `" X" S9 `1 q“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.+ C' U) w8 f L2 X d' E5 o9 F& K
3 S* ]' B% I6 a/ X/ d‘Not too worried’
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. G- \# Y! e( }" O“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.”
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' W2 T5 W) |! @7 s% J' M! y( rThe middle-aged victim lived alone, neighbours said.- [$ Y2 {# d3 x
3 Z( F" V8 R7 V/ v& b% sNo arrests were reported at press time Tuesday night.
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- [7 q! D0 X3 ^/ QThe woman was found slain inside the 1,200-square-foot home shortly before 4 p.m. Monday, said Edmonton police spokeswoman Lisa Sobchyshyn.* ^6 B3 T5 a, G: v# J1 N8 d7 G
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Forensics officers continued to probe the scene at 10816 52 St. on Tuesday night.
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$ ~3 X: m8 v1 A% G4 KThurlow 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.) i5 @8 _4 ~- g7 e
0 Y, f, r: o% i0 ?* T7 ^“We’ve never had anything like this happen around here,” said Marg, a senior citizen.4 \& S+ V6 u" s* i
/ F$ M0 v7 O! Z& C7 l“This is a very good neighbourhood. @1 E- |2 D9 b0 Y: R9 ^9 W! U, `# p3 Q
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“It’s very quiet.9 q- K! D* m6 J& G8 ~) s/ p4 k- J
* b/ A% J/ K3 \, _2 e, [* W“I hope we find out something.”
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) m6 p% R! M9 b6 fSurprised5 [% P/ ~) V2 t; {2 ]
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Lynn Gregory, vice-president of the Capilano Community League, was surprised to hear about the ongoing homicide investigation.4 ^% _7 }% M- e$ ?$ c G
9 a* u" ~( N C6 W9 g; H8 Z2 A- d5 F“We get the odd B-and-E and car theft around here, but other than that, not too much (crime),” she said., i4 A6 Q' U( G0 o
. E. D, r/ g: m1 tPolice are asking for anyone with information on the case to call 780-423-4567.
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$ z' y4 B" A y0 } { K: WThe slain woman, whose name has not been released, is the city’s 24th homicide victim of 2010.9 N/ k- S; e: A) W
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There were 25 slayings in Edmonton at this time last year.5 v } M, |* n1 y
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