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周一,一个独身女子在Capilano的家中被刺死& l& W6 t) [0 y/ g" |
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; D9 R! ]* u _# q5 l: V' uA woman found slain in her Capilano bungalow was a pipefitter who had lived in the southside neighbourhood for a couple of years, say neighbours.( b0 |2 d% E; _! L% A- }- j3 |$ E% X
: J, v( i1 d' H8 f1 f" p& VEdmonton 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.# e/ `1 [# g) p
' T% e# ~1 n- s8 j0 J6 U“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., U: U' M, n; n5 {: C# p
8 L& o" J7 g2 J4 t‘Not too worried’3 X/ Q* f, G8 P- x. N
0 ]/ C- `' c9 Y0 f/ a“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.” ~! y$ W3 w W* [) X T
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The middle-aged victim lived alone, neighbours said.& u. Z6 i. Y. ?' r6 o' Z3 u# I
' q5 B7 `' w" m4 t& yNo arrests were reported at press time Tuesday night.
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# a1 Y- v6 J8 p3 I4 wThe woman was found slain inside the 1,200-square-foot home shortly before 4 p.m. Monday, said Edmonton police spokeswoman Lisa Sobchyshyn.! Z% S4 r3 o K/ B2 u' E- t1 v) s
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Forensics 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.) G* j' J/ B2 _* } `
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“We’ve never had anything like this happen around here,” said Marg, a senior citizen.
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+ k$ z( L" \0 X; ~7 U, }“This is a very good neighbourhood.7 x& K" A) K. s. x1 x
% x* v- s+ V* T6 ?: _1 @ F7 p“It’s very quiet.
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& i& z) _. D( }3 r0 Z“I hope we find out something.”
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Surprised6 B$ \8 ~( @/ n6 B4 M$ }" v( x* I9 J
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Lynn Gregory, vice-president of the Capilano Community League, was surprised to hear about the ongoing homicide investigation.2 k' j% w5 t2 l, t' l
+ P% m' M5 x) e) V4 G% }“We get the odd B-and-E and car theft around here, but other than that, not too much (crime),” she said.$ ^- B+ L. ?$ S- M# U7 C
4 U0 N. _+ }: D- q: i" wPolice are asking for anyone with information on the case to call 780-423-4567.7 D1 x( l; s M% w3 |, k
5 M1 S* G& }8 pThe slain woman, whose name has not been released, is the city’s 24th homicide victim of 2010.! Y# \2 j9 J& l( H* g" c
- @3 O, X7 t4 X( oThere were 25 slayings in Edmonton at this time last year.% W/ S7 Y4 W/ T; v1 k4 T+ {
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