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周一,一个独身女子在Capilano的家中被刺死5 N) n) _/ B; Y/ b( D
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R- Y- b4 F. k. g! z& wA woman found slain in her Capilano bungalow was a pipefitter who had lived in the southside neighbourhood for a couple of years, say neighbours.5 }; O' l8 Z: |1 d8 |+ E
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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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“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.”4 _ Z0 ?2 A% T0 Z2 M0 I, J1 M* R
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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 d% S. W+ Z9 S% KThe woman was found slain inside the 1,200-square-foot home shortly before 4 p.m. Monday, said Edmonton police spokeswoman Lisa Sobchyshyn.8 U' S# W) @9 u5 |
$ C. _) U; Y; o: b) C+ k5 Z4 fForensics 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.- m7 k- k9 A4 Z6 S" l. F! y$ i6 _- O
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“We’ve never had anything like this happen around here,” said Marg, a senior citizen.' k3 w2 W9 ?2 z e5 W
$ e! ]; F7 e ^“This is a very good neighbourhood.: P" H* | k2 I. _- J6 w/ L
2 D4 P1 r9 }& X! N+ i# e4 j0 `6 x“It’s very quiet.' o4 u* y% t$ d1 e4 ]% c0 e
, _- H5 J' {/ M9 U$ x, K0 ~2 \“I hope we find out something.”. o. C% Y+ C6 O4 v7 O- d
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Lynn Gregory, vice-president of the Capilano Community League, was surprised to hear about the ongoing homicide investigation.$ m8 N4 [$ t9 S9 H1 ^% ~6 f# h* o
& e, s r2 Y; |# ?5 Q2 T“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 780-423-4567.9 H4 x/ T( B$ s* v D) j
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The slain woman, whose name has not been released, is the city’s 24th homicide victim of 2010./ t8 Q+ Z! B3 N+ x, r8 z' N
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There were 25 slayings in Edmonton at this time last year.9 x2 u1 D" M z, C: `' {% E- r
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