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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.html6 ^' ~" R2 R Z6 Q6 Z& ? r
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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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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.6 A7 B! q7 u! d/ Q/ h. ~
7 A0 S5 D/ F V8 p“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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3 [0 m3 Y4 |$ l9 h' F‘Not too worried’* Z5 i0 _- S2 T8 |
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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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" V; g; k7 l7 u$ t0 lThe middle-aged victim lived alone, neighbours said.
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No arrests were reported at press time Tuesday night.# z4 m& y" H; p" h3 B7 X; ^2 F
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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.& b3 I y7 v( O$ o3 @3 R% z* H) x
3 a- `( A& f7 a+ @6 ]* q+ dForensics 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.
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$ r. v; S5 k( m: A“We’ve never had anything like this happen around here,” said Marg, a senior citizen.
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# H( w0 g0 ?- r“This is a very good neighbourhood. @& A s. m2 r7 p$ _0 `6 z
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“It’s very quiet.: |0 ~0 J8 u# b% ~
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“I hope we find out something.”8 p" r5 T& F7 V6 \9 M6 Q
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* U+ `( ], }/ T. u) d; vLynn Gregory, vice-president of the Capilano Community League, was surprised to hear about the ongoing homicide investigation.: P6 A+ ]; I4 {4 Y9 u
9 [ Q! Z6 K' `) b' S“We get the odd B-and-E and car theft around here, but other than that, not too much (crime),” she said./ W- K, t. w/ d$ a
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Police are asking for anyone with information on the case to call 780-423-4567.& L$ Y& [9 q% c4 N
+ C }6 J8 A5 K$ L- |( xThe slain woman, whose name has not been released, is the city’s 24th homicide victim of 2010.
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There were 25 slayings in Edmonton at this time last year.
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