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周一,一个独身女子在Capilano的家中被刺死
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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.+ B. h; t+ P6 m- E% \+ R, Y
% r d) U# p) c5 ?7 _' F+ g& p7 Q ?& 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.2 ?) D+ Z5 F. m" h$ Z; i
& t9 w# F0 L% p6 V2 `% b“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.) K+ ]2 d% ~+ n$ k
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‘Not too worried’
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8 B" ` J7 V( h. K4 J' D9 f“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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" U% Q; L ]3 r; p$ ANo arrests were reported at press time Tuesday night. F6 X) O1 y" X K! G
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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.4 i- z5 H& k- R7 P" ^5 R) ~. P
* C$ P& ?9 f# y" g# kForensics officers continued to probe the scene at 10816 52 St. on Tuesday night.# A' b% @3 R5 a7 y- o
" \% P4 {) H6 W1 e' [+ A9 oThurlow 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 s9 J/ o, X' [' d& @
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“We’ve never had anything like this happen around here,” said Marg, a senior citizen.. e+ E: t5 o4 j7 C# i
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“This is a very good neighbourhood.
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“It’s very quiet.( Z$ v+ P# G: G: o
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“I hope we find out something.”
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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.
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! w7 l7 d# a! B+ w- M, p9 }8 l“We get the odd B-and-E and car theft around here, but other than that, not too much (crime),” she said.2 i# u3 e# `: o8 o
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Police are asking for anyone with information on the case to call 780-423-4567.# S4 A+ t( O" d0 j
- d9 A# Q' I8 K+ F2 Y5 CThe slain woman, whose name has not been released, is the city’s 24th homicide victim of 2010.
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. K* E( `# ]9 v2 \* k' y+ N6 qThere were 25 slayings in Edmonton at this time last year.! Y$ r- s* C# a0 I& Q2 j
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