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周一,一个独身女子在Capilano的家中被刺死( O% @, b; F e5 H9 |+ g
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http://www.edmontonsun.com/news/edmonton/2010/12/01/16382786.html: V9 r' g( _/ L; c5 i2 i
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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.! N7 F2 t: E: X' t+ d! H% I+ ^
: N9 N; K' [" h& ]. ^+ v8 E$ W% Y' wEdmonton 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.1 l( y4 d, ]- V# u1 R$ l
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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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; Y X1 [, x8 f. J+ t3 T‘Not too worried’0 c* `4 X# d# v( R" a: i$ q$ N j1 |
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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.$ i6 T; O Q: Q* t1 W( v2 L* v
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No arrests were reported at press time Tuesday night.4 p, l* G) T" Z
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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.' g1 d1 ^$ z/ x
; r6 m' v0 I- f$ a7 iForensics officers continued to probe the scene at 10816 52 St. on Tuesday night.; X; r2 [# G. u; K; [
7 N) c: H9 b2 ^% `6 Q3 x1 M1 a% fThurlow 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.1 O+ t9 K) ]( H: Z7 L
0 J' `. a! e& D6 J' I) B; [“This is a very good neighbourhood.% a. \9 r) _" k0 i% Z
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“It’s very quiet.; x. E2 T$ P$ o2 K' v
9 {% R, E5 [; P6 C' o4 [) n“I hope we find out something.”0 b% B# y7 H2 m1 i) z
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/ c( r& f4 H4 ~$ f* l8 T. ELynn 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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9 f8 y9 {* _5 c! U9 QPolice are asking for anyone with information on the case to call 780-423-4567.
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- M8 O% i8 J3 \0 B6 NThe slain woman, whose name has not been released, is the city’s 24th homicide victim of 2010.. ]9 w A- z3 J1 u% ~& c) B# T
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There were 25 slayings in Edmonton at this time last year.' R6 |$ j9 \9 ^
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