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周一,一个独身女子在Capilano的家中被刺死! m- g+ N$ H8 g
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7 `2 T; S+ K B% a$ [; tA woman found slain in her Capilano bungalow was a pipefitter who had lived in the southside neighbourhood for a couple of years, say neighbours.. t8 D$ X' @" C% y j/ M6 b+ E
% N4 x* [. X5 d2 }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.1 [1 n1 v S1 V9 I1 X
4 B7 ]4 U3 Z1 c$ u$ Q: t" s: ^2 U/ D1 `“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.' h& \2 ^: `2 R! x+ x, y0 Q2 @0 ~
7 K+ a& S {. O% y* w n5 M" K4 }7 d‘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.”
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8 w; X" g4 b5 A* \7 [4 m+ j* r" wThe middle-aged victim lived alone, neighbours said.
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No arrests were reported at press time Tuesday night." g$ ?7 t+ L8 N# q
/ N: {1 i7 A% u' v& ]) yThe woman was found slain inside the 1,200-square-foot home shortly before 4 p.m. Monday, said Edmonton police spokeswoman Lisa Sobchyshyn.+ f* v( \, T, l+ K( S, m' ]% P
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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.
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" |$ Y8 H, x3 ^* @' h# V0 q“We’ve never had anything like this happen around here,” said Marg, a senior citizen.1 r: P, g/ k8 z
8 j8 s5 J6 h; W8 x" h“This is a very good neighbourhood.
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/ j6 [/ w& W# q+ J% K5 T# t+ S“It’s very quiet.
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“I hope we find out something.”
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* v% y/ f& z) k u4 lSurprised, O& N4 n( G3 i5 u8 j) U3 k' G, Y9 H
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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.
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Police are asking for anyone with information on the case to call 780-423-4567.- q! n. a! } U% J
5 h$ m- q- @2 o/ U, B2 C1 GThe slain woman, whose name has not been released, is the city’s 24th homicide victim of 2010.
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l# E. {. f7 ~+ c6 E% OThere were 25 slayings in Edmonton at this time last year.
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