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周一,一个独身女子在Capilano的家中被刺死. G% ?5 ^* e/ n) S
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http://www.edmontonsun.com/news/edmonton/2010/12/01/16382786.html+ y3 F; |$ g4 F7 y1 U, n
% p) v% @+ |& j* T m3 }3 iA woman found slain in her Capilano bungalow was a pipefitter who had lived in the southside neighbourhood for a couple of years, say neighbours.6 ] E6 p* e- ]& _: e
8 p0 e- I; h7 i4 d9 x5 a6 UEdmonton 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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! W5 ^# z) g4 `2 j. f( T“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.4 F q$ n0 [6 `% S/ m) ]
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‘Not too worried’9 ^' r n; c6 j% B
6 F `5 u+ h) | x& }1 t$ R k: P8 K“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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7 B6 \& o* _; Y5 _) cThe middle-aged victim lived alone, neighbours said.
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No arrests were reported at press time Tuesday night.
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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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, y1 E9 s' y& I9 X4 B3 z* d6 E7 C: bForensics 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.
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“We’ve never had anything like this happen around here,” said Marg, a senior citizen.
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“This is a very good neighbourhood.
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# [7 W z0 K: ]( Q& I“It’s very quiet.
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& ~ S1 G! s5 h“I hope we find out something.”
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Surprised6 l9 o2 e* b% B5 g
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Lynn Gregory, vice-president of the Capilano Community League, was surprised to hear about the ongoing homicide investigation., X& H/ m- |# ]; K$ j
: E: M$ B1 Q# |4 S2 }/ P“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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& W5 u8 n! J9 x9 p4 S! o; [6 ^& gThe slain woman, whose name has not been released, is the city’s 24th homicide victim of 2010.
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There were 25 slayings in Edmonton at this time last year.
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