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周一,一个独身女子在Capilano的家中被刺死1 ~6 P: n7 b( G/ d/ f! f2 [5 o6 y
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: B" I0 W) G) D# A$ g/ uA 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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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.% G7 R: c; ]. f
; c+ R D8 @6 M. c& F; a9 f9 P“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’
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; g. l1 {" F! e# E: v0 G- o& t“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.”. D: f; K- n& W4 `; P
: D+ Z' O' `0 m: W+ PThe middle-aged victim lived alone, neighbours said.
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No arrests were reported at press time Tuesday night.; T Q; f5 l% b0 k$ ^0 V7 W5 Z) P
4 `; E: x4 M' kThe woman was found slain inside the 1,200-square-foot home shortly before 4 p.m. Monday, said Edmonton police spokeswoman Lisa Sobchyshyn.6 Y& M6 J4 U1 ^% I% D: q# m
: M4 S" D6 b/ v& s$ k5 O) J- DForensics officers continued to probe the scene at 10816 52 St. on Tuesday night.
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9 G9 y8 ~' \7 }% i, x- NThurlow 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.- y' Y2 d0 b! g
! j7 i: n+ F4 L8 F“We’ve never had anything like this happen around here,” said Marg, a senior citizen.
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. w: R( Z" h+ [“This is a very good neighbourhood.! m1 K; ^, B, y/ P L& l
6 }/ M9 v2 H# w, W/ c“It’s very quiet.
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0 l6 u4 k/ F# _. g ~, A+ D# X“I hope we find out something.”: z+ G6 W! ^- s- [* ^
6 A. r1 ]$ L% eSurprised
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Lynn Gregory, vice-president of the Capilano Community League, was surprised to hear about the ongoing homicide investigation.4 J k. M1 L7 q/ d( j
" `, j2 j9 Q4 s: S4 {“We get the odd B-and-E and car theft around here, but other than that, not too much (crime),” she said.; R4 G7 ^5 B. T% y2 N' m
: e" a0 ?; o, ^6 U" y, UPolice are asking for anyone with information on the case to call 780-423-4567.+ J7 ^) d+ a) ~4 X, _; D
% T+ F3 E% ~% Y _The slain woman, whose name has not been released, is the city’s 24th homicide victim of 2010.6 R+ b$ R ] J/ p6 H
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There were 25 slayings in Edmonton at this time last year.
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