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周一,一个独身女子在Capilano的家中被刺死
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w* i/ F [. H3 `0 ]http://www.edmontonsun.com/news/edmonton/2010/12/01/16382786.html
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# ?2 L. Z' t0 Q0 b8 QA woman found slain in her Capilano bungalow was a pipefitter who had lived in the southside neighbourhood for a couple of years, say neighbours.& ]$ H8 m n6 c/ Y4 T4 f
! ? p2 F' U" U5 h1 Z; t& `+ iEdmonton 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.”0 o( Y) K' f" Y9 T6 K4 o
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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.$ m: N8 w5 J# v
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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.
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2 C% Y3 M1 |& e9 O4 YForensics officers continued to probe the scene at 10816 52 St. on Tuesday night.8 k1 Y X( I9 A" L
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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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“We’ve never had anything like this happen around here,” said Marg, a senior citizen.
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# ]3 f/ i, `2 ?“This is a very good neighbourhood.
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@6 j# J8 l' m8 J& R3 O: S“It’s very quiet.
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* J9 l( h; h! Y6 V$ j“I hope we find out something.”/ F$ s' }4 K" q1 A* h. f) i
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Surprised
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3 Y, {% i/ l( o( q2 D8 OLynn 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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8 ^$ ?. W, Q3 H# d MPolice are asking for anyone with information on the case to call 780-423-4567.7 _1 K" u# j/ h" v- S3 I
( h8 @7 L% @ p5 I6 zThe slain woman, whose name has not been released, is the city’s 24th homicide victim of 2010.
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( A! X, l! ]( ^6 l; p. GThere were 25 slayings in Edmonton at this time last year." o& o9 y! B: K( s* U
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