 鲜花( 0)  鸡蛋( 0)
|
周一,一个独身女子在Capilano的家中被刺死
& g9 \. l3 Q6 u3 l( S+ V
* | e2 p( q( s! vhttp://www.edmontonsun.com/news/edmonton/2010/12/01/16382786.html3 |- j3 `0 o- o4 q! ^ c
* ?# a6 B4 z) |. |) a" |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.# [/ D8 u- d* w. h7 p
; \+ d8 y% P/ x) b* A0 W, }, o" z8 A/ IEdmonton 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.! O4 w$ S6 E% o0 s7 O- q* v$ ^' L
7 x+ H8 |5 N7 O) x q0 B7 u“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.* r5 ^7 H" D7 m3 J4 o
( N- e/ f' j1 Z+ q‘Not too worried’- c% X* T! j3 {) t! q' t* y) ?* g
, k3 ?3 ~- Z9 M' K! j2 i“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.”7 U! `! c) k2 E: \$ E
7 j8 T ? M, f: F
The middle-aged victim lived alone, neighbours said.
/ Y! z! l6 X+ N; ^+ Z1 U5 z0 f" f( j2 W. X: s4 [: d
No arrests were reported at press time Tuesday night.
! p" F. ]5 \$ N. V8 S. `( j: {# m; V7 P: f
The woman was found slain inside the 1,200-square-foot home shortly before 4 p.m. Monday, said Edmonton police spokeswoman Lisa Sobchyshyn.$ E, r7 M- I7 j7 k
j# V3 R& ~% x; p+ {
Forensics officers continued to probe the scene at 10816 52 St. on Tuesday night.
/ m2 l% s( T" h, E3 R
8 x0 A5 c) q# l; OThurlow 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.- B0 v3 d2 B4 d+ |
9 ?* f. |" A" w- ]% ]+ Q) A
“We’ve never had anything like this happen around here,” said Marg, a senior citizen.
5 ^0 Z: j8 ~) t+ \0 ~5 y/ n7 j' l3 O$ h( \
“This is a very good neighbourhood.) ^+ E6 u* T; y& h
$ w- g R4 I- E4 ?8 {% v ? n2 v
“It’s very quiet.) l& k# z/ ?" z0 M
% A6 w) q, Y Q: v" Z! h, U* t“I hope we find out something.”
9 c$ m( G+ s$ f" H9 n) t
6 u* y% W1 V5 q$ N$ B8 N* l6 gSurprised
$ N$ ?3 @! B: m
; V% l. U) l1 p# v* m/ L7 p% ]Lynn Gregory, vice-president of the Capilano Community League, was surprised to hear about the ongoing homicide investigation.
; [3 {; Z g$ `3 G. }. z9 p" u0 q1 I) q4 I X1 G6 b! {
“We get the odd B-and-E and car theft around here, but other than that, not too much (crime),” she said.
( u7 H8 r% w/ {/ @5 j0 Y4 z/ }& ^
' e1 k, r5 T# ]0 |Police are asking for anyone with information on the case to call 780-423-4567.
/ t* x1 c8 Q$ E# y$ W# p+ e9 ^$ [$ z% E+ n; g
The slain woman, whose name has not been released, is the city’s 24th homicide victim of 2010.1 d1 q7 F$ i1 c8 O7 S* }
$ }- g) c8 L" ^4 \There were 25 slayings in Edmonton at this time last year.
0 z/ Y# |1 S$ m) J5 e
9 ^* F. X6 d2 ], j& ]cary.castagna@sunmedia.ca |
|