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周一,一个独身女子在Capilano的家中被刺死% e" Z, N( a+ w# _$ V
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http://www.edmontonsun.com/news/edmonton/2010/12/01/16382786.html- }0 B! Z, K$ }
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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.! w& H2 w! `0 X) z; c
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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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7 k" `+ F _; l x9 h) 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.! U n$ v- Z- P" G' }$ |- K1 d2 Y
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‘Not too worried’
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! h5 m8 X% M/ `# S$ a. A2 a“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.”& c8 B/ ]4 S9 }& b* y0 z! D* ]. Q
3 u9 Z5 k! h- G$ PThe middle-aged victim lived alone, neighbours said.
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No 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.9 T- Z3 v0 H: \5 X, g! L7 s3 m
, ?7 \) B% N3 Z- WForensics officers continued to probe the scene at 10816 52 St. on Tuesday night./ s. K$ A& m! B
7 g2 L2 Z8 {7 u; ~7 K# ~9 j( zThurlow 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.5 z3 z g6 y- W6 q3 E. t( N+ U
6 B) X8 _2 q' ]* {“We’ve never had anything like this happen around here,” said Marg, a senior citizen.7 a# W+ i4 H/ P
: k" m, B8 O! Y: i3 B“This is a very good neighbourhood.
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“It’s very quiet.- c, f z; c, N3 }6 F
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“I hope we find out something.”
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% l% L! ^% d0 w" B) ULynn Gregory, vice-president of the Capilano Community League, was surprised to hear about the ongoing homicide investigation./ I; ~: U3 g9 T r0 W; ^( s
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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.; j' X- X: g+ n" P$ W& i( C& j
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Police are asking for anyone with information on the case to call 780-423-4567.
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The slain woman, whose name has not been released, is the city’s 24th homicide victim of 2010.% I8 N1 n! s: a1 w% }6 H O! _& p
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There were 25 slayings in Edmonton at this time last year.0 i1 {1 M# W; x5 B( g
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