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周一,一个独身女子在Capilano的家中被刺死: L+ C+ I; o5 A5 [# e' S
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http://www.edmontonsun.com/news/edmonton/2010/12/01/16382786.html
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" v- n6 [$ ]1 e; g- [' lA 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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: X7 @% O1 N' h+ ]7 X NEdmonton 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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n: L. A, r7 b* _% 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.% B# C: d+ x, u; Y" \
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‘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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: m- e% n- K/ |0 wThe middle-aged victim lived alone, neighbours said.
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; B* G0 m# O, x) y, O3 eNo arrests were reported at press time Tuesday night.
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8 ~/ n) r4 V$ N* }. T9 |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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Forensics officers continued to probe the scene at 10816 52 St. on Tuesday night.
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! Y5 [9 {2 s1 m6 J3 Q3 W: lThurlow 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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1 }- D( y- S9 s" z. u; ?' f8 T“We’ve never had anything like this happen around here,” said Marg, a senior citizen.6 e6 e) V# ~; H- }7 P* s; X/ |
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“This is a very good neighbourhood." Y$ x0 O9 E5 T8 B" K
$ Q. q$ ~& S# e2 Y0 H& T! A$ a$ P“It’s very quiet.
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“I hope we find out something.”& V% ^5 L; X! ?( h8 ]8 Y) z2 {' C; A, u
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Lynn Gregory, vice-president of the Capilano Community League, was surprised to hear about the ongoing homicide investigation.0 W/ s) q: O0 H
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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.! I- j4 `) g( u3 f1 e7 \: \
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Police are asking for anyone with information on the case to call 780-423-4567.4 I; z0 ]/ G7 P% s- e; |
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The slain woman, whose name has not been released, is the city’s 24th homicide victim of 2010.& ^ M0 h3 }# }
1 j* T: `; Y4 i; y' jThere were 25 slayings in Edmonton at this time last year.; }/ ]( |( `* z- d, y
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