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周一,一个独身女子在Capilano的家中被刺死. o4 a- ?0 c4 {2 e; p: n# N
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+ \' ?4 M- ^% R/ a3 Q: S0 {6 E# iA 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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/ I: J) H* n/ ~5 j2 O: q, _* Y6 NEdmonton 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.8 c( V* ^2 h8 x7 x5 n' e; L
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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’
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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./ w4 n J+ J7 p- r- l# p1 z" P! A( ^
2 y7 Y) m7 P7 r9 s( N. b- [- O+ CNo arrests were reported at press time Tuesday night.4 l5 M O, T( u6 K9 J- T% L
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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.) c; }! p0 U8 y" @
: \/ t0 b; @! X, B' j+ iForensics 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.7 L9 b1 H! r' ?
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“We’ve never had anything like this happen around here,” said Marg, a senior citizen.
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“This is a very good neighbourhood.
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“It’s very quiet./ J% w5 b3 B7 A# P! V/ M- V) _
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“I hope we find out something.”& M. g4 j* @* J0 J; I' D
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3 {$ m. O# y# S2 ELynn Gregory, vice-president of the Capilano Community League, was surprised to hear about the ongoing homicide investigation.
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* y Q: M5 U) c3 _( `" i8 O" m' ]; \) r“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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5 T0 G L0 P; ?( _+ G% [Police are asking for anyone with information on the case to call 780-423-4567.
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3 a# o) [) m" }3 I& nThe 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.
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