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周一,一个独身女子在Capilano的家中被刺死; V/ Q* p# b& p1 h: o
4 I; f+ e# c% Y/ C4 Ehttp://www.edmontonsun.com/news/edmonton/2010/12/01/16382786.html6 i$ u- P# ~: ]7 _4 N8 s$ |
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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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6 z# |! T/ O8 J2 g+ pEdmonton 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.
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7 |9 g7 c1 ~3 E‘Not too worried’0 i* Q# P- b+ l! d
4 H% f+ P6 C0 \9 @2 ~“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.
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$ `- \. @$ f( }4 ~No arrests were reported at press time Tuesday night.
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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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3 z% k$ A5 s5 y- s) O# L, c5 t# lForensics officers continued to probe the scene at 10816 52 St. on Tuesday night.- z7 s, ~6 P$ n! P* y9 H. K9 |( o5 `
/ N3 T* P) U+ J2 e: C7 h% N6 v9 H% oThurlow 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.: Y d% v' ~; K7 N" I* K. w
3 M) z' @ \2 U“We’ve never had anything like this happen around here,” said Marg, a senior citizen.. ?4 L1 i( n* l6 B
6 V1 l+ S+ X) n0 R5 s7 P ?4 f“This is a very good neighbourhood. E8 T- G4 g3 O7 u$ ^. E5 C: B7 L
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“It’s very quiet.; `# r2 A G2 k4 A3 O0 i
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“I hope we find out something.”6 L) \7 t& ?) ?6 P% u0 J- ^
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Surprised
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, U( ^1 S) \! [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.6 ^ v4 l- |- n/ R$ R
' Z! p5 D/ U8 v( n( ~+ M$ cPolice are asking for anyone with information on the case to call 780-423-4567.8 N, a7 B9 w m$ M
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The slain woman, whose name has not been released, is the city’s 24th homicide victim of 2010.) I* b9 g% J U! G" n
) E7 [. k- I+ N2 V w" y K- tThere were 25 slayings in Edmonton at this time last year.3 [* G: s$ f! J" `
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