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周一,一个独身女子在Capilano的家中被刺死/ H% I! A* u2 f4 p! f* S9 \
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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.2 B l" s4 d( f' V& z
$ j- |" ^( F4 @$ tEdmonton 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.6 w! C3 A' o8 v- n7 n6 ?
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“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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b. n/ c- v8 g, z8 ~ g- w/ m. m‘Not too worried’+ w% A5 ]- M/ r; U9 t0 l F
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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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The middle-aged victim lived alone, neighbours said.
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5 Y& ^$ u$ w: _; N8 l% XNo arrests were reported at press time Tuesday night.; J1 ~* l& i: m3 w* T3 |
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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.
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6 d. b' X7 i5 V; ~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.. r# A2 K c0 R' Y; g6 U
2 {4 a" Z& r& ]* `' V( p" q2 T P“We’ve never had anything like this happen around here,” said Marg, a senior citizen.6 i* K$ u E3 x% k8 _% L
* S' D( C3 i7 B1 o1 t“This is a very good neighbourhood./ _* Y$ T* @- ?" o! I4 h
* P" J+ _' t4 K, A! e“It’s very quiet.4 w5 f6 @' D6 D! A9 R
. R' x. t; {2 |; V3 m$ p“I hope we find out something.”6 z }2 N l! R) L9 K/ S
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Surprised
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Lynn Gregory, vice-president of the Capilano Community League, was surprised to hear about the ongoing homicide investigation., ]6 Z" K4 `8 T5 j/ {4 V7 X
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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.8 p. r' M; Q# V- t, K! M
3 a. l1 c0 T* J. SPolice are asking for anyone with information on the case to call 780-423-4567.
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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* H5 X7 _9 X4 N2 L0 s" V0 MThere were 25 slayings in Edmonton at this time last year.. D: @, g0 d3 ?+ t8 w) |
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