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周一,一个独身女子在Capilano的家中被刺死% _# A; [) c6 u7 h$ Q# W
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http://www.edmontonsun.com/news/edmonton/2010/12/01/16382786.html
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5 f' K" R( E8 G" c/ [) D$ [+ 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.- i2 L3 r0 r4 I: J5 o
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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.
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1 T6 F2 b* X2 M% @) i“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., U% V6 ~; w7 f# ]% s
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‘Not too worried’
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C4 P* c( Q6 X, \* Q“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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The middle-aged victim lived alone, neighbours said.! o( O, Z" T' D
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No arrests were reported at press time Tuesday night.3 }9 }$ U8 [" `* k+ O" j
4 ^; Y$ f' }+ u* {+ bThe 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.2 [4 d, Y% x# Y
* C; {. A# f7 d0 W6 T3 h/ w/ M# q- @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.% }6 ~, k; p- j
/ L2 s" U* _/ T; ~; a$ Y“We’ve never had anything like this happen around here,” said Marg, a senior citizen.
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3 g# l* F) l/ t2 |# t/ x“This is a very good neighbourhood.
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“It’s very quiet.
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. g2 n- }) y- e3 u L1 J& X& U: f“I hope we find out something.”4 s4 ^* [% Q& K$ Z( d
. K6 f4 Y0 ?' e$ F& e' L+ KSurprised) A0 E6 T7 q- O. p
2 h! _7 d T( X2 g; S1 r3 l4 HLynn Gregory, vice-president of the Capilano Community League, was surprised to hear about the ongoing homicide investigation.
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" {% M! D7 V9 N. T! q) b; a5 u' @, W“We get the odd B-and-E and car theft around here, but other than that, not too much (crime),” she said.6 V9 K b+ H( i6 X: e/ x6 j D5 w
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Police are asking for anyone with information on the case to call 780-423-4567.+ s* f! n1 W) M5 E7 ~
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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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% A& U7 f6 m+ @* [There were 25 slayings in Edmonton at this time last year.
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