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周一,一个独身女子在Capilano的家中被刺死
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- a7 D) r4 ^8 D% f+ dhttp://www.edmontonsun.com/news/edmonton/2010/12/01/16382786.html
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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.
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* o7 P0 g1 C# m/ S( F0 B; t1 xEdmonton 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.5 B. q6 A9 g% ?* W$ I0 J9 i) D5 P8 m, X
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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.+ y( B2 h/ a% E
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‘Not too worried’
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" ~4 K j) c1 v8 A- D. x! z“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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' ?9 ]& e9 f: B- P1 } ZThe middle-aged victim lived alone, neighbours said.
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# d6 q4 o$ Q- J4 m$ bNo arrests were reported at press time Tuesday night.1 ]- _4 @# C ], T
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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.3 [( s" a% w* m7 v
2 p( B" D6 a& S( }* P( \, G- wForensics officers continued to probe the scene at 10816 52 St. on Tuesday night.' {% a8 f2 |9 g& p9 n
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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.
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“We’ve never had anything like this happen around here,” said Marg, a senior citizen.
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$ M) b, e4 t' s x K- w6 `“This is a very good neighbourhood.( `2 S. \7 y2 J1 S
( y3 ~4 S" p7 K“It’s very quiet.1 [4 ~9 L9 j: _: v+ x2 D
/ z0 B4 _! h- |7 ?, o: d“I hope we find out something.”
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) s- L y! X# x l7 K4 z$ dSurprised: B( p1 n% Z ~- @3 ~ N( c; L
* c# ^% m! e m7 ]" m) H# qLynn Gregory, vice-president of the Capilano Community League, was surprised to hear about the ongoing homicide investigation.
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: P$ R" B, D. c“We get the odd B-and-E and car theft around here, but other than that, not too much (crime),” she said. o2 z8 Z4 F5 ?6 i" j
) Z) v, h- N4 ?, `Police are asking for anyone with information on the case to call 780-423-4567./ A( Z) X9 S9 b4 A0 T8 T5 H
7 H' M! u F1 L- j) ^& rThe 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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