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周一,一个独身女子在Capilano的家中被刺死( H: P+ M9 u! m" [2 x
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6 Y" U0 I9 v( d1 j$ e& k. d+ V: uA 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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5 ^2 X& q6 m, A8 W! [9 _: MEdmonton 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.) [, [. r0 a+ G" `0 ]# u9 i
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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.' C& a9 E9 B; e
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‘Not too worried’8 S6 J8 j0 p/ K( y' f* s
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“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.”1 W( V. c1 E; D6 R( z
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The middle-aged victim lived alone, neighbours said.
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No arrests were reported at press time Tuesday night.+ [% c) \' d1 E; A- D
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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.6 i0 e, }3 b* u" v$ Q; q& V1 N
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Forensics officers continued to probe the scene at 10816 52 St. on Tuesday night.
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0 R+ I, F/ u7 H& k0 t# f' TThurlow 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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“This is a very good neighbourhood.# R! w+ H5 D5 H; B( ^* T" z, n# A
: N% o: s. I5 z3 v# w. Y“It’s very quiet.
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“I hope we find out something.”
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: j2 F4 e, I% J+ |- f7 ]Lynn Gregory, vice-president of the Capilano Community League, was surprised to hear about the ongoing homicide investigation., D: n, g, c, @
9 H" _5 L* H, b0 O) v“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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$ ^( F p5 _" F# v6 ~Police are asking for anyone with information on the case to call 780-423-4567. s: u3 `1 G0 Z$ i
- T9 w( f8 |7 Z+ y& j+ k2 {, ?The 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.! Y) U( _" J% d7 v# o
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