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周一,一个独身女子在Capilano的家中被刺死
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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.
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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.”1 X9 d2 j& m# o: _$ W3 }5 Z
2 B8 ?' F, @6 \9 |7 j/ k PThe middle-aged victim lived alone, neighbours said.
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No arrests were reported at press time Tuesday night.% v" R. C: J* K6 G: U
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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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Forensics officers continued to probe the scene at 10816 52 St. on Tuesday night.9 n6 I _( s# U4 s. c" v
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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.4 b& Q& I( i R# g
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“We’ve never had anything like this happen around here,” said Marg, a senior citizen.+ S" V$ n" k; m
, b' I0 I0 i2 F“This is a very good neighbourhood.
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“It’s very quiet.
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“I hope we find out something.”( I& I+ x$ S7 N1 i8 T
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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.* O4 u+ W# s& S
; ~7 w3 ~$ H# d6 u, L, \2 LThe slain woman, whose name has not been released, is the city’s 24th homicide victim of 2010.
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9 k2 v# l3 i, Z' P0 mThere were 25 slayings in Edmonton at this time last year.! w2 X) M8 I% x% F8 ^
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