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周一,一个独身女子在Capilano的家中被刺死5 ?* |6 [. p6 m m
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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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( e* j* g+ q/ F5 p7 s' e- c: Z; |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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“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.. ?- Z7 B" `6 z* e7 g0 i) v8 h! f$ L
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‘Not too worried’1 G- ?# ^0 p2 c+ R
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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.”9 t, i9 x: X- I) Y
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The middle-aged victim lived alone, neighbours said.; w7 F! s3 s/ {, }$ _
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No arrests were reported at press time Tuesday night.
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# v" r- ]; T+ z" `' |0 xThe woman was found slain inside the 1,200-square-foot home shortly before 4 p.m. Monday, said Edmonton police spokeswoman Lisa Sobchyshyn.3 o8 I: M; o% G- @$ c
* s4 k3 n. Z2 \' [Forensics officers continued to probe the scene at 10816 52 St. on Tuesday night.0 }/ A2 Z( r& F5 F2 ^5 @
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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.; S! t6 L( n: u
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“We’ve never had anything like this happen around here,” said Marg, a senior citizen.
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, e5 y- b" E$ Y' m“This is a very good neighbourhood.
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. N7 x1 n7 r5 K% _% t“It’s very quiet.
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“I hope we find out something.”
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Surprised
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/ c% U7 U* k: ~+ oLynn Gregory, vice-president of the Capilano Community League, was surprised to hear about the ongoing homicide investigation.
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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.
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6 d4 x" s4 U: NPolice are asking for anyone with information on the case to call 780-423-4567./ `1 D# I5 U) Q* @8 K1 Z: n" }
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The slain woman, whose name has not been released, is the city’s 24th homicide victim of 2010.2 f) U8 n" N$ U; J3 T3 M! F
# e' G' S1 H! KThere were 25 slayings in Edmonton at this time last year.
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