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周一,一个独身女子在Capilano的家中被刺死% R% A) o3 p; B" B9 g
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- l) _: b8 t1 ]( C( YA 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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- A# j7 T9 y5 x* [! P/ QEdmonton 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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“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.
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" m* M" p5 W% N7 }, {‘Not too worried’
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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.”
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The middle-aged victim lived alone, neighbours said.
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: U! K5 t: A8 l$ f3 p$ aNo 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.: \+ ^! y/ z+ E' j' f' D6 ~
: `4 [) K; {# J% y. ]' q( M8 aForensics officers continued to probe the scene at 10816 52 St. on Tuesday night.
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# |4 r/ |$ V, X3 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.% H; o! r2 q' o3 Q3 V6 a1 }
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“We’ve never had anything like this happen around here,” said Marg, a senior citizen.2 W. I: h2 A+ c* {: v+ K
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“This is a very good neighbourhood.5 x! a% s* B$ k3 p: t
( p+ C; n5 @1 V+ j“It’s very quiet.
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8 D3 W* p' F3 n“I hope we find out something.”
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4 }+ V. Z% ?5 e& W0 USurprised
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Lynn Gregory, vice-president of the Capilano Community League, was surprised to hear about the ongoing homicide investigation.8 h, N/ P: s4 ~/ {5 e7 y
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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." P) w# v0 D' I* w" \' M
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Police are asking for anyone with information on the case to call 780-423-4567.6 `# q( |, A; r% @6 u8 v6 P
3 x* G$ H! }. X& c1 X' OThe slain woman, whose name has not been released, is the city’s 24th homicide victim of 2010.
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- j$ m0 n! x2 M) N5 r0 bThere were 25 slayings in Edmonton at this time last year.
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