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周一,一个独身女子在Capilano的家中被刺死, X; _% V0 ]" n/ O. |) {: m. j) @
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! B4 x1 o; Y8 F( i( \: V# T0 wA woman found slain in her Capilano bungalow was a pipefitter who had lived in the southside neighbourhood for a couple of years, say neighbours.2 q0 i K+ @0 j" K/ W
! o8 `) x0 B- W$ z3 wEdmonton 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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% ]! ]4 }! P. I1 @# i8 ?1 q“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.! S0 N: n- C% v$ m8 {( Q; D" T
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‘Not too worried’# C% Z8 O R0 O- K# r
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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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+ X+ W* x/ L# e5 bThe middle-aged victim lived alone, neighbours said.* p8 g0 l4 ^1 o$ F
1 C% q; C$ f5 V; g8 fNo arrests were reported at press time Tuesday night.
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5 ]1 a4 X- w8 d) P( P FThe woman was found slain inside the 1,200-square-foot home shortly before 4 p.m. Monday, said Edmonton police spokeswoman Lisa Sobchyshyn.) S# b, Z; O7 h1 e9 b
7 i: f% m9 U1 k' o% v$ _7 KForensics 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.1 L8 y' D7 t+ l- g) c
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“We’ve never had anything like this happen around here,” said Marg, a senior citizen.# O7 N, I$ ` J3 O- O
2 x2 o: W- P! e( u6 y“This is a very good neighbourhood.; x: n# s. N6 E5 E# _# w8 ?: U2 E
! i+ S; B% L* N2 q& L8 R“It’s very quiet.
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+ Y8 @# b9 }) `" A4 l“I hope we find out something.”$ J4 y- ]# ^) G, _$ q' n0 t# x# d
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Lynn Gregory, vice-president of the Capilano Community League, was surprised to hear about the ongoing homicide investigation.# ~% }, T1 m% f* Q1 @( V4 G& G B
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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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8 O* v6 i( X6 w/ O' O! l: X5 b! @Police are asking for anyone with information on the case to call 780-423-4567.2 s! y! \' m0 t/ P9 ~0 [
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The slain woman, whose name has not been released, is the city’s 24th homicide victim of 2010.- p" O6 t F; C3 B* v2 L+ Q; O
3 ~- L. e9 M# g3 F3 e- h& o* DThere were 25 slayings in Edmonton at this time last year.4 h( B# W7 X% M8 A+ O: ]* Z
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