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周一,一个独身女子在Capilano的家中被刺死9 e7 e0 H- z9 e% Y! A5 d' x
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http://www.edmontonsun.com/news/edmonton/2010/12/01/16382786.html/ C' u$ h) S m4 x
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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." R+ V1 y/ O; ^" a% B5 D
! d, Z- V: x: M$ sEdmonton 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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: T {7 \2 n p) 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.
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! F, b2 W7 C% m$ r9 P' S+ _“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.”" R1 d. ^/ i9 q6 a* y8 u
# d' l7 G f; U, C# @$ w( s1 nThe middle-aged victim lived alone, neighbours said.
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No arrests were reported at press time Tuesday night.
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/ Q, x- W$ s* y6 x! _ d- SThe woman was found slain inside the 1,200-square-foot home shortly before 4 p.m. Monday, said Edmonton police spokeswoman Lisa Sobchyshyn.+ x7 V: H9 N$ ~# z1 O3 G H( j
% ? ?- L2 a% Z( J/ N$ E" YForensics officers continued to probe the scene at 10816 52 St. on Tuesday night.$ F( }9 f9 ^, X# Q: i
# A% S% x; @6 D* H3 i4 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.
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“We’ve never had anything like this happen around here,” said Marg, a senior citizen.* c5 [3 o# G; r" m: J: b. \
# {6 F4 M# V/ ?: n- c: i8 `“This is a very good neighbourhood.
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! w! Y3 b* g" J( f“It’s very quiet.
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“I hope we find out something.”3 @" u& a' ?$ K7 N V4 i
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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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“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 S7 B$ E" m5 ZPolice are asking for anyone with information on the case to call 780-423-4567.3 \) I+ M7 N% `9 k6 h8 H
4 n7 L* m, A) k bThe slain woman, whose name has not been released, is the city’s 24th homicide victim of 2010.0 |$ t5 {2 A! }
2 ^# Z3 S+ i" L+ K7 o O' yThere were 25 slayings in Edmonton at this time last year.
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