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周一,一个独身女子在Capilano的家中被刺死: Y* A" d6 Y/ M% ?
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; I' E, z8 T, D1 t9 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.
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# D- r$ K* h j6 N6 s9 @4 `) J. T$ jEdmonton 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.' \) U2 p( M4 ]# |/ v4 n
% ^8 a! r# _; Z( @& j“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.$ ]( p" V% E0 c
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‘Not too worried’
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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.”
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4 J, U# ]: q& `6 uThe middle-aged victim lived alone, neighbours said.0 Y% x* k! w' S4 ~& w% K; I
, Q$ o* L4 t0 y4 N) }7 ZNo arrests were reported at press time Tuesday night.
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" C+ u# E; `: e. j0 C, |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.9 c* t8 U9 I/ I. W+ o2 d( ^
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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.7 [1 T2 `7 M$ s( i0 S& x
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“We’ve never had anything like this happen around here,” said Marg, a senior citizen.
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8 U1 n& y( ^' f0 `7 r% }“This is a very good neighbourhood.
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6 e, y/ ~( Q: I. X; @, a, R“It’s very quiet.; Y5 }( a" ]9 I! n/ y) @) P
& ~1 w" n& g) L“I hope we find out something.”% Z, W& Q2 `# [- S: b* Q
. u6 h2 E3 l& T# ~& ~Surprised
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( O. _2 s! y6 H! m3 j B5 \5 rLynn Gregory, vice-president of the Capilano Community League, was surprised to hear about the ongoing homicide investigation.
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“We get the odd B-and-E and car theft around here, but other than that, not too much (crime),” she said.4 D% a1 r% n2 P, i
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Police are asking for anyone with information on the case to call 780-423-4567.0 q2 ]) J$ P& N* l" d+ f/ }( o
6 F, d ?3 t/ V, }# u9 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.- q) d- {- ^- H$ k- w5 |; |
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