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周一,一个独身女子在Capilano的家中被刺死* C! ?" h- G) Z7 K9 s) A5 q4 Y
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http://www.edmontonsun.com/news/edmonton/2010/12/01/16382786.html# m: e/ ^, h- f/ \- B3 Y
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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.
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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. q- n- U( a1 s' W
- T3 ]# [" r/ j& 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.2 @9 ?8 u. I2 J
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‘Not too worried’
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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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The 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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7 D( S& w; K5 A$ o6 s" p- l9 v+ @Forensics officers continued to probe the scene at 10816 52 St. on Tuesday night.
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* s8 A$ X5 g) X# U% kThurlow 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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' Y' g( Z5 q$ j/ n“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., k. {0 m: g, c, q
`) ^# V& v4 u P“It’s very quiet.
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“I hope we find out something.”. b& k& a; G7 t, w
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Surprised
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Lynn Gregory, vice-president of the Capilano Community League, was surprised to hear about the ongoing homicide investigation.
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- D% J4 E6 z7 u7 M# l“We get the odd B-and-E and car theft around here, but other than that, not too much (crime),” she said.4 B) D' \0 o, _
' b4 }+ i: m# @* ?" }1 W3 W/ f7 _2 mPolice are asking for anyone with information on the case to call 780-423-4567.
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1 E" p7 n! L2 ?# I) X1 {& [+ SThe slain woman, whose name has not been released, is the city’s 24th homicide victim of 2010.9 r) m$ q$ M' W2 w k
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There were 25 slayings in Edmonton at this time last year.
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