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周一,一个独身女子在Capilano的家中被刺死
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$ W9 Z% {. P) m. E4 B4 BA woman found slain in her Capilano bungalow was a pipefitter who had lived in the southside neighbourhood for a couple of years, say neighbours.* {% ^5 [3 {) G% _
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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 `8 V% Y# G! Q1 I) h4 ~
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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.
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5 D, S2 t5 D3 R" M6 i: Y/ I- Q! u( O‘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.9 g4 \7 J8 V9 }5 S) @" @/ y
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No arrests were reported at press time Tuesday night.1 ~5 v" J3 I# y7 y! j
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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.0 d& }6 Q7 {$ T( G; F% g, T
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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.* M; H" y7 I: l; |5 W, k0 N0 c
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“We’ve never had anything like this happen around here,” said Marg, a senior citizen.0 V9 V( v( r: j
; d' h# F U4 R7 }# h“This is a very good neighbourhood.% i' j# p4 ^7 N/ W9 n# p
# v! E3 O# Q- `( a( a' @+ I# d“It’s very quiet.
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“I hope we find out something.”* E; ?; N( Z+ i2 V2 r" h
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Surprised
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/ Z* z! S C& KLynn Gregory, vice-president of the Capilano Community League, was surprised to hear about the ongoing homicide investigation.
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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.8 M. G/ q( s9 D" J
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Police are asking for anyone with information on the case to call 780-423-4567. n, |8 q2 {+ I5 l! t5 F' {: q, {5 g
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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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2 f; e3 Z2 \* H: D* }; O& m$ lThere were 25 slayings in Edmonton at this time last year.
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