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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.html
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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." S- L9 G# |) Y2 b7 K, a( t0 u; r
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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.2 n+ m; P! [9 A4 \) k
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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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# \% I& y% N! ]8 |1 Y6 \5 m( P8 UThe middle-aged victim lived alone, neighbours said.; h! W8 }$ C& @8 Y, D r+ S* K- K* i: L
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No arrests were reported at press time Tuesday night.
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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.5 L, _5 \! O* t! X5 ?
( a+ u& W, L! B& {, LForensics officers continued to probe the scene at 10816 52 St. on Tuesday night.1 a/ y/ Z: S5 f: k7 q8 u
8 P8 H- D8 d+ U$ m3 PThurlow 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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“This is a very good neighbourhood.5 w: q4 F& s& b9 x
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“It’s very quiet.
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6 Q( |2 n9 R) [) H2 q3 x“I hope we find out something.”9 y. o+ \: c2 i, b2 w; E
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7 `0 k$ D' F# I) @2 K bLynn Gregory, vice-president of the Capilano Community League, was surprised to hear about the ongoing homicide investigation.; G' ?! k6 m# P; }7 q7 [+ x% A$ `
4 g6 C( H0 [" V3 k“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.. z% Z; ]+ M3 n) c) u1 C$ X
+ S1 a4 r' x# ^4 h3 pThe slain woman, whose name has not been released, is the city’s 24th homicide victim of 2010.! G9 s' i. Y" A- Q( r1 b
$ L0 r6 ~6 x: z9 `0 uThere were 25 slayings in Edmonton at this time last year.
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