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周一,一个独身女子在Capilano的家中被刺死5 U( W: I' l0 B1 P' e r
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& W( T. N6 V0 V/ oA 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.
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“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.6 T7 b' l V; ~$ J
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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.”& r! G' N% |+ k4 r8 |
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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. ^. u7 [; n; w2 v$ T2 C2 K
2 E& v. S; h# s' O$ `The woman was found slain inside the 1,200-square-foot home shortly before 4 p.m. Monday, said Edmonton police spokeswoman Lisa Sobchyshyn." H. m4 B9 q7 o
2 K7 q" `! B& ?Forensics officers continued to probe the scene at 10816 52 St. on Tuesday night.! V+ `3 b4 ~+ R. w
, \, K7 I! |/ CThurlow 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.1 y- e8 A$ o% E8 H7 k- t3 _% u
$ o" @: J2 }# ^, W9 h“This is a very good neighbourhood.
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1 x) G' n9 _6 L1 V+ U, d/ e# M“It’s very quiet.
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4 n' g5 \, D! m2 r“I hope we find out something.”
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Surprised
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+ V( U( |1 j0 z+ NLynn Gregory, vice-president of the Capilano Community League, was surprised to hear about the ongoing homicide investigation.
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# G* S3 V7 \' ]: d Q r“We get the odd B-and-E and car theft around here, but other than that, not too much (crime),” she said.' x3 e' E Y" B. G N3 a6 J
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Police are asking for anyone with information on the case to call 780-423-4567.4 U9 N0 K1 m% M. d Y8 E
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The 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./ w7 m: `! i* t5 x% y
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