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周一,一个独身女子在Capilano的家中被刺死
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- _5 T5 [ c7 h2 |- Whttp://www.edmontonsun.com/news/edmonton/2010/12/01/16382786.html
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; Q% D8 E0 Y; sA 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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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.
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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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‘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.”& a+ p* c6 `+ \8 d+ K$ r2 c* ~
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The middle-aged victim lived alone, neighbours said.
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No arrests were reported at press time Tuesday night.
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4 j8 f5 B/ v! \9 JThe woman was found slain inside the 1,200-square-foot home shortly before 4 p.m. Monday, said Edmonton police spokeswoman Lisa Sobchyshyn.7 [3 l3 u$ c4 J
3 ^0 y9 t1 M0 ]! f, P4 t( _4 @Forensics officers continued to probe the scene at 10816 52 St. on Tuesday night.
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1 r4 C( W* p+ C$ D' ~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.* \/ V7 a- K0 {" \( e+ Y
$ U( r- ^: Y* P. @$ s: ^2 c“We’ve never had anything like this happen around here,” said Marg, a senior citizen.
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+ N: M" U8 C- G* H“This is a very good neighbourhood.
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. n1 v X4 @( \) ^' u8 F“It’s very quiet.
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“I hope we find out something.”+ i8 E# U3 R5 _( M$ |" m/ @ Z
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Surprised
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6 R0 Z5 z" v$ PLynn 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." Z- h9 N6 L7 A! g3 e2 k; ^" ~# i
, v+ Q# o, b6 w% [; G. K: ePolice are asking for anyone with information on the case to call 780-423-4567.% W: r3 b& _; f
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The slain woman, whose name has not been released, is the city’s 24th homicide victim of 2010., ^. y- n ^5 v/ [. K# I1 ]& w8 Z
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There were 25 slayings in Edmonton at this time last year.
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