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周一,一个独身女子在Capilano的家中被刺死* u& O: l7 f: S' T, c6 V
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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.; @2 X" Q G: S
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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.
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; ?* }* @$ V# _" U“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/ Z( ]6 A- h$ L. [2 X
. K! J, A) B4 U9 r& c‘Not too worried’2 d3 y, A0 `2 ~% t4 e0 D1 y. R. D" g
: Q' T5 X9 B9 n 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.”
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The middle-aged victim lived alone, neighbours said.7 L3 t8 V' u- b
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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.
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Forensics officers continued to probe the scene at 10816 52 St. on Tuesday night.+ J( N0 Q. z+ P
9 ^* L' i5 J7 K1 e' `6 iThurlow 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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# Y( K# k6 ^1 Y! E' k* Y5 _“We’ve never had anything like this happen around here,” said Marg, a senior citizen.
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1 m p8 C6 a5 k1 `! E5 G; H0 }“This is a very good neighbourhood.
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- B! [% U" z" }/ y; [“It’s very quiet.
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$ Y- U! R8 ]; K& L# Q“I hope we find out something.”: Q( d+ m% n; ~
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$ [+ J l8 \; _8 X- i CLynn 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.+ r$ ~1 T- C/ c6 R
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Police are asking for anyone with information on the case to call 780-423-4567.
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* f7 I) x! |! w- @( ~1 s$ ~* Z5 mThe slain woman, whose name has not been released, is the city’s 24th homicide victim of 2010.* f4 C( V$ j" W$ v1 k9 w# w4 i1 P, y f; U' G
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There were 25 slayings in Edmonton at this time last year.
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