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周一,一个独身女子在Capilano的家中被刺死* R, E4 l$ a. K4 w' y: p. Z/ C' T
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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.& @! v- U' B% r$ D \7 ^/ u" U
* w# p( D8 N- yEdmonton 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.+ C& g+ [0 k* X5 a
8 t; A& ~) a: s2 R, U, |8 x% p“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’
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& A( k$ x# N. D“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.”, ?* K) c# j4 O2 @4 a3 O
$ h3 {; t' B W* b& r" BThe middle-aged victim lived alone, neighbours said.
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No arrests were reported at press time Tuesday night.9 b2 F' U7 U$ I& b$ E- Z
. t d0 Z; u2 H: u0 }: cThe 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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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., _# G; B4 e* u- X
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“We’ve never had anything like this happen around here,” said Marg, a senior citizen.
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$ e; B4 z# c& m& F, m' t“This is a very good neighbourhood.6 ^( g8 l5 p) L* X# W: R; O( n
! _( R$ J" b2 W“It’s very quiet.
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“I hope we find out something.”
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Lynn Gregory, vice-president of the Capilano Community League, was surprised to hear about the ongoing homicide investigation.7 d6 r# } K# u5 N( ^% }$ P
$ }1 d9 R, Q$ j5 H“We get the odd B-and-E and car theft around here, but other than that, not too much (crime),” she said.& x" [# c3 s& J+ m9 w6 @
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Police are asking for anyone with information on the case to call 780-423-4567.
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The slain woman, whose name has not been released, is the city’s 24th homicide victim of 2010.6 I/ }9 b. k$ S& |8 q
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There were 25 slayings in Edmonton at this time last year.
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