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周一,一个独身女子在Capilano的家中被刺死+ J2 _9 C" }/ g; U
5 j1 [$ q$ |7 Chttp://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.* N6 g4 f$ `" W- p
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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.4 K; K- n; |1 x( o! ?, ?$ {& h
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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’, d/ L3 f% n. f6 B& @) @
7 I* B0 r9 o1 A3 {8 k9 V: [“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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The middle-aged victim lived alone, neighbours said.
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! ^. O" a o+ B2 K/ |# xNo arrests were reported at press time Tuesday night.
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# J% K. B/ o H/ ?9 p- p9 MThe 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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: B% A! K, k3 n0 m' d: n. p) X EForensics officers continued to probe the scene at 10816 52 St. on Tuesday night.
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& j* n, x& n4 o0 r7 `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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/ b( ^/ y* m# M' c“We’ve never had anything like this happen around here,” said Marg, a senior citizen.
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C0 s9 f; P- t" s2 ?' x3 s/ f: n9 K“This is a very good neighbourhood.
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; T7 K* n8 Y X, L“It’s very quiet.9 X4 S7 [: N/ y6 @8 w! x
) |! E0 ]0 i# [! y“I hope we find out something.”( z% ]4 \. w6 [% [' m: M8 M
+ k! A k& B3 G* d" G; N I* j6 @Surprised: Z$ y& @; [; ?6 W
! T* \4 r }$ r0 c4 m2 DLynn Gregory, vice-president of the Capilano Community League, was surprised to hear about the ongoing homicide investigation.5 p- I; W/ y4 d6 x1 W' q
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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.
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`. B! m W* q; Z! O0 KThe slain woman, whose name has not been released, is the city’s 24th homicide victim of 2010.. a0 e5 v9 y& l' M. z0 R
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There were 25 slayings in Edmonton at this time last year.
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