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周一,一个独身女子在Capilano的家中被刺死- t* Z! C' n& u* w
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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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. S1 g a6 Z- s( \: I8 e3 @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.$ x$ _- N6 Q7 C+ ^
8 \# X7 l. x- V, z( v- C. |3 X“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.7 {$ y, P3 P& D, T, d6 S v
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. b! [/ U; v n4 H( M& [ r- D“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.”$ |$ y) T9 i Z5 R( L% ?
3 J$ ?) ]0 {, z2 z& d8 @The middle-aged victim lived alone, neighbours said.
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No arrests were reported at press time Tuesday night.( L9 J# W/ W% ], v& E
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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 D- V* Y: [: g) s! k# x$ O- n# J
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Forensics officers continued to probe the scene at 10816 52 St. on Tuesday night.
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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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4 s/ [" X/ s! a4 I( [) b, r“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.
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" W6 h" G Z/ P“It’s very quiet.8 ^* Q/ M7 H; f' R
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“I hope we find out something.”
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/ K, @7 ]4 L, KLynn Gregory, vice-president of the Capilano Community League, was surprised to hear about the ongoing homicide investigation.+ x& F0 D2 T$ G2 G
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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.7 [3 R8 a7 ?/ R( M2 }5 B
+ ]' C5 V) y( W& zPolice 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 2010.6 b* o' A! u L/ y/ x1 {9 a0 d
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There were 25 slayings in Edmonton at this time last year.: H* }7 s; `6 O- T+ }
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