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周一,一个独身女子在Capilano的家中被刺死) s( g8 J. Y4 G9 Q
6 J% r2 F8 E- X& qhttp://www.edmontonsun.com/news/edmonton/2010/12/01/16382786.html
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/ o2 c& x2 d$ h. c! eA woman found slain in her Capilano bungalow was a pipefitter who had lived in the southside neighbourhood for a couple of years, say neighbours.. f7 ` Z0 v8 N( T! E
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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.( W) x4 G! m2 k, l5 W) u9 I
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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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‘Not too worried’' u4 D1 A7 Y- B( X0 ? X1 C
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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.”1 A/ @; d5 n4 J" U, k$ ?6 C; r( C
% H8 Q# V l d# R: y; wThe middle-aged victim lived alone, neighbours said.
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' Z# W0 [+ n) I3 GNo 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.
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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.; ]5 P: }4 r" e7 c# l
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“We’ve never had anything like this happen around here,” said Marg, a senior citizen.
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& U$ M) Y% ?/ ]* Y7 G“This is a very good neighbourhood.
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8 I( w; Y7 w6 h/ b- ?; J“It’s very quiet.
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3 y9 }4 B% m4 k2 f“I hope we find out something.”
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8 i2 s! U F$ D, e C% L4 zLynn Gregory, vice-president of the Capilano Community League, was surprised to hear about the ongoing homicide investigation.
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- X$ m$ G+ D0 d“We get the odd B-and-E and car theft around here, but other than that, not too much (crime),” she said.& u! w/ `- }4 h
. X. h" f8 k; [( x6 i. H5 m: C5 \9 B4 VPolice are asking for anyone with information on the case to call 780-423-4567.8 I! t. |+ g/ y- R& J6 i9 ?1 G8 Z
. [' `/ v" h3 xThe slain woman, whose name has not been released, is the city’s 24th homicide victim of 2010.
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* j3 D. _* B7 {& X5 O. H/ VThere were 25 slayings in Edmonton at this time last year.0 u1 v- b5 }, ]( d2 r
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