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周一,一个独身女子在Capilano的家中被刺死
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5 h3 E# m7 I, Z3 v1 |; D, [8 H: h s2 Ihttp://www.edmontonsun.com/news/edmonton/2010/12/01/16382786.html
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# H/ x( {/ ^- C% W+ {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.8 ~5 j, z0 Z2 i+ o7 v! W5 Z
) M- ]0 E1 z5 w- ?% o; O( ]. ZEdmonton 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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/ o, P* x) c9 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.. k2 g+ |" h7 f- Y/ V- D+ T
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‘Not too worried’" A( p/ m6 S" U: l
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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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8 j2 g- M( x6 V' k+ KThe middle-aged victim lived alone, neighbours said.
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/ p+ r9 l* D2 Y) ~7 h* s8 S3 o& FNo arrests were reported at press time Tuesday night.5 L& j% Y& d) C! L8 ]$ g
* O! L, g2 q- A# ^4 H2 |The woman was found slain inside the 1,200-square-foot home shortly before 4 p.m. Monday, said Edmonton police spokeswoman Lisa Sobchyshyn.1 [& z6 d+ Y* e4 O
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Forensics officers continued to probe the scene at 10816 52 St. on Tuesday night.
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" m7 B. R. N: x. c$ C' i! ~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.
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0 m1 R2 z- u- V9 A% H( e5 w" S“We’ve never had anything like this happen around here,” said Marg, a senior citizen.: @" n) J$ A: T
) @2 }5 j$ Q5 F' b* D“This is a very good neighbourhood.. x/ B s! `3 e6 Q2 _: S; U
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“It’s very quiet.
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* A4 h8 B3 P; t+ v“I hope we find out something.”
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- o2 @. X& O( U2 k' b8 Z6 w* ?; pSurprised
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* u) w, {8 _5 nLynn Gregory, vice-president of the Capilano Community League, was surprised to hear about the ongoing homicide investigation.
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0 J* X8 S3 z6 j/ P5 W5 N3 S“We get the odd B-and-E and car theft around here, but other than that, not too much (crime),” she said.
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Police are asking for anyone with information on the case to call 780-423-4567.3 i8 b9 c& k, [
1 K4 V2 t% m) p$ Y6 hThe slain woman, whose name has not been released, is the city’s 24th homicide victim of 2010.
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8 b- @) l# r V K; j" H0 S. w9 FThere were 25 slayings in Edmonton at this time last year.' v3 v) l$ O* ~$ i- v# x
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