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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/ v3 w/ t1 E1 M2 S$ s
7 a) \, e9 Y% p" q- j0 D1 {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./ T5 w* K% h6 C
N; o1 ?3 O; |! I3 uEdmonton 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.0 p+ V: k1 t% \6 @
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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.9 g+ \7 m9 @& ^2 s/ l# |0 M
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‘Not too worried’; v' d! f, X' J4 K
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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.”- v$ u |4 R q* N/ [6 ~
5 V# M$ y! l9 y/ C9 [# v; j1 k( nThe middle-aged victim lived alone, neighbours said.
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& p6 T5 l: c0 D# [The woman was found slain inside the 1,200-square-foot home shortly before 4 p.m. Monday, said Edmonton police spokeswoman Lisa Sobchyshyn.2 w6 x2 k! s- l
2 S+ S! l! h& l- |5 fForensics officers continued to probe the scene at 10816 52 St. on Tuesday night./ Z1 i) G& M8 S5 w' Q
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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.9 j7 y7 `- o, Q2 g
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“We’ve never had anything like this happen around here,” said Marg, a senior citizen.
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, P5 g1 _+ I2 }' {“This is a very good neighbourhood.
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/ E G7 M& ^) s( E6 H“It’s very quiet.
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1 j# k' `8 M! K0 k$ W“I hope we find out something.”7 ]3 M; Z$ _ a. H: r" l
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% _/ `& K% G; E7 _* mLynn Gregory, vice-president of the Capilano Community League, was surprised to hear about the ongoing homicide investigation.' U3 V" H4 P# g' G, c: F
% C" C# w3 |: l. [“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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Police are asking for anyone with information on the case to call 780-423-4567.: Q: N- e! T/ ^# Q: ^1 b
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The slain woman, whose name has not been released, is the city’s 24th homicide victim of 2010.& y0 I( T: r7 \% }
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There were 25 slayings in Edmonton at this time last year.
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