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周一,一个独身女子在Capilano的家中被刺死7 I2 [/ T2 t9 s0 j
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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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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, h1 c# x' K3 A5 ~: N8 r0 D
5 N, `; g |* w% B“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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‘Not too worried’
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* d* \0 C: E2 }& _& j. B1 t“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.”7 J$ I; m* Q& z( k7 g+ t# x
; o$ h8 G K5 \1 w/ Q9 z, v, P" C" L% ~$ jThe middle-aged victim lived alone, neighbours said.( h$ k2 `. d: R" m0 z7 p
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No arrests were reported at press time Tuesday night.& ~' Z& m. Y. L4 y% 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.4 k ]7 G4 _* y9 o& a9 [
3 Z2 w8 E0 ?' ?- ?: xForensics officers continued to probe the scene at 10816 52 St. on Tuesday night.
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& l7 \- ~* D* Q; XThurlow 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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5 f g! ~6 e1 Q+ P9 X" T/ s; O“This is a very good neighbourhood.
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7 v, [- D* u, u. \( j7 _“It’s very quiet.
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6 I1 B$ M6 I( J“I hope we find out something.”' S n) k" x8 e. o) `' z# O
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Surprised, Y6 s) L2 W; H6 ^7 O
! {8 |, e, a, kLynn Gregory, vice-president of the Capilano Community League, was surprised to hear about the ongoing homicide investigation.2 E( C+ m% o; O" ~$ @
* q4 Y" h8 W: s! }- Y- W“We get the odd B-and-E and car theft around here, but other than that, not too much (crime),” she said.8 Y4 j4 {8 X' M. S& u
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Police are asking for anyone with information on the case to call 780-423-4567.7 p7 ]% u w* C
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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.
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