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周一,一个独身女子在Capilano的家中被刺死) @+ k8 Y9 q/ x/ C: T
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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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/ v/ Y7 A0 s. s, _: @! R9 V9 T( eEdmonton 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.% T( W9 i7 Z# _7 H w1 S4 d
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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.”
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/ G8 l3 ~6 j* W- N f3 }% vThe middle-aged victim lived alone, neighbours said.* i; D+ k N, C+ s2 l8 b
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No arrests were reported at press time Tuesday night." O$ d) i' ]7 P: G- l) d" b K4 l
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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.0 [. H, X0 X2 p
& |! q& m- B' z' b5 H0 _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.+ T( _; _1 L* U% i6 G
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“This is a very good neighbourhood.. D4 L0 m, M) N5 _7 P, a+ x1 t
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“It’s very quiet.# k! x% F3 X& H
! Y# {& ?+ F. t. J“I hope we find out something.”1 w! U8 @6 ^0 q' M( A/ ]5 t
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( l2 v& E0 v& p& a BLynn 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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/ t& I: v& q; v6 L5 n" fPolice are asking for anyone with information on the case to call 780-423-4567.
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The slain woman, whose name has not been released, is the city’s 24th homicide victim of 2010.8 [" ^6 M% F9 A& Z4 w
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