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周一,一个独身女子在Capilano的家中被刺死: J2 I ~9 T, o. M- J" J. |+ I
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http://www.edmontonsun.com/news/edmonton/2010/12/01/16382786.html) R" m2 g" z* z( C# `# J
$ H3 y2 |- b+ C8 R& B" FA 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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/ Q- m' d' S: bEdmonton 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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0 y, [ I( C a: E9 V“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.' W5 c" i: Q1 o
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‘Not too worried’
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+ d% W6 i% V" |" v1 r( x“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.# m- v5 g o+ F4 j% M
3 b+ \' P# c5 i: u& |* _2 sNo arrests were reported at press time Tuesday night.
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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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4 D0 s/ C, j0 AForensics officers continued to probe the scene at 10816 52 St. on Tuesday night.% Z! `0 G" H7 N8 v! Z" ^4 C
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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.( E2 P8 O( @3 O9 W C7 \( g
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“We’ve never had anything like this happen around here,” said Marg, a senior citizen.% _0 x& R8 f6 w' U5 m
* b F6 j. H; T( q: d" K1 C“This is a very good neighbourhood.
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" t2 [" V# k5 j* w+ N' j* }“It’s very quiet.* ?+ A. a% O2 X
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“I hope we find out something.”5 F) Q$ I# Q8 u- V: K8 Z/ R7 F/ l
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+ i7 ]. n$ _9 e: rLynn Gregory, vice-president of the Capilano Community League, was surprised to hear about the ongoing homicide investigation.; \% R, M$ D X% a% `6 x6 j) X' M
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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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' _4 ~0 {1 h& s, [- cPolice are asking for anyone with information on the case to call 780-423-4567.5 B7 ~: K" j+ Y8 `: X/ p
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The slain woman, whose name has not been released, is the city’s 24th homicide victim of 2010.& o. X& x+ ?, @7 c
5 ]. j! O3 u* JThere were 25 slayings in Edmonton at this time last year./ u" A. H" J0 O% u
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