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周一,一个独身女子在Capilano的家中被刺死0 j' }7 ], _6 h5 m3 Q
" i1 x2 I/ t6 p' Nhttp://www.edmontonsun.com/news/edmonton/2010/12/01/16382786.html1 h9 b3 A( g9 r0 E, C3 j+ Q
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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.; ^. R0 q3 q- _: O% G; D1 t
$ d: s, U; x$ u( mEdmonton 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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. o( r( A; q% \7 a& x“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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$ E! P$ @5 q9 I‘Not too worried’3 p$ b8 a4 s7 j, ] e
9 h M7 v# F) s! b% J“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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% A- x d& {. W: f( iThe middle-aged victim lived alone, neighbours said.
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, x( d4 G: x) `No arrests were reported at press time Tuesday night.. P7 k) d z1 M" u8 w$ H
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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.3 C, g! s7 E( E
6 V! W; W5 l* S- N; _# d+ ?Forensics officers continued to probe the scene at 10816 52 St. on Tuesday night.) Q# C. b- l {6 Z) h1 `
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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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6 o# \1 z1 r+ Q2 v( q+ x1 _1 ~/ ]“We’ve never had anything like this happen around here,” said Marg, a senior citizen.5 l& j" J! t/ h$ D( V
* e/ p3 z) `* q“This is a very good neighbourhood.! J/ @% W" R- ^0 E! S( I
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“It’s very quiet.) @, o d; y1 k( z5 p$ R! p
1 C' |* B( }! O- t% z1 }“I hope we find out something.”
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4 k) _6 w8 s$ h" k! a6 |Lynn Gregory, vice-president of the Capilano Community League, was surprised to hear about the ongoing homicide investigation.2 n" \2 {. ^$ w' f# Z- U
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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.5 |% C5 m3 t2 o
% o' h: @$ M5 Q1 `' [Police are asking for anyone with information on the case to call 780-423-4567.
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% U, ?/ g4 o6 |4 sThe slain woman, whose name has not been released, is the city’s 24th homicide victim of 2010.
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v8 i4 k$ j6 x. r! A ^) HThere were 25 slayings in Edmonton at this time last year.
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