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周一,一个独身女子在Capilano的家中被刺死
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http://www.edmontonsun.com/news/edmonton/2010/12/01/16382786.html
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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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/ s7 y+ r8 B9 q/ C6 M E+ }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.3 V/ K7 I6 V" P! Y8 [$ X
* L, M' ~# i7 N7 u( J“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’- D. g# u* l' U0 Z: _3 n- M
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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. |1 j6 Y; }3 T& ^
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No arrests were reported at press time Tuesday night.4 e1 C w) M5 D: E" a
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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.
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+ m* ]( O6 d& p3 V. A$ f) fForensics 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.( v3 ]7 p. Z3 a' N# g6 R
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“We’ve never had anything like this happen around here,” said Marg, a senior citizen.
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. ? H) D/ `$ ^1 Y0 ]“This is a very good neighbourhood.9 g* Z7 Q `2 l( h `
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“It’s very quiet.
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“I hope we find out something.”7 G$ K; X+ V! s s" _
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Lynn 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.' U2 s$ O: g! R- s5 W/ t6 D, z
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Police are asking for anyone with information on the case to call 780-423-4567.
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+ ?$ s& O" ~4 F7 h) n" b9 `. wThe slain woman, whose name has not been released, is the city’s 24th homicide victim of 2010.
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0 h9 p: ~, [# F/ l0 r$ S, iThere were 25 slayings in Edmonton at this time last year.
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