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周一,一个独身女子在Capilano的家中被刺死+ I' c @5 I3 m1 X
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- c4 u/ N$ Z3 `" j8 M+ \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.5 q$ m, P+ }6 K3 @, i {5 R5 m
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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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$ u: t: g7 O H3 a: Z“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.! h7 G& t8 F& f# s3 V' H
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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.”
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+ K. E! s( ]1 r5 d$ q% XThe middle-aged victim lived alone, neighbours said.
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: f2 M4 A B: H# G* _; gNo arrests were reported at press time Tuesday night.8 Q0 _0 R# G5 p& ^; e
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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." E0 K+ I% V5 j' c8 r" y* ~
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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.9 e+ X R6 j3 Q/ ?) B z& z
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“We’ve never had anything like this happen around here,” said Marg, a senior citizen./ r2 F" D/ P/ ~+ W
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“This is a very good neighbourhood.
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“It’s very quiet.
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; {2 q& V4 M r" R$ A$ \“I hope we find out something.”# U8 B; M6 d( x \) U
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Lynn Gregory, vice-president of the Capilano Community League, was surprised to hear about the ongoing homicide investigation.# p- G' P# R9 U: y5 L- F. ]+ c
6 M# w [2 [0 b“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.* Y; @! I2 q" K: O4 n/ K
( B( w5 O! ^! c4 J2 NThe slain woman, whose name has not been released, is the city’s 24th homicide victim of 2010.* I: x- e0 ~/ j; k# x! m
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There were 25 slayings in Edmonton at this time last year.
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