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周一,一个独身女子在Capilano的家中被刺死2 y F3 ]5 z8 l1 M' q" b5 D, p
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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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6 h; @1 ~# U! K" @" D; rEdmonton 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.9 H$ X" H4 |" B4 a: {+ K, I
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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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‘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.”6 h! i) r4 I; D' o W! V$ Z2 F
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The middle-aged victim lived alone, neighbours said.2 j, D) q5 ~1 R. T6 G; Y" _6 N
& z/ y8 l4 Z6 x. R5 ENo arrests were reported at press time Tuesday night.1 r% T9 w" e- V& T. Z
' @1 w% y4 Y0 G+ h% v! BThe 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.# N6 o2 B) _4 ~. k" C" V
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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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0 c) o' y2 z+ u. L“We’ve never had anything like this happen around here,” said Marg, a senior citizen.7 Y' g) H. }3 S" i% Q
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“This is a very good neighbourhood.
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“It’s very quiet.6 S/ W) V t% k$ ^( X
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“I hope we find out something.”2 Q S4 h& J! n
$ X5 k9 S" i) y% p2 KSurprised
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Lynn Gregory, vice-president of the Capilano Community League, was surprised to hear about the ongoing homicide investigation.# G0 [% H6 a* p% d
+ s, M' L- |1 l- }8 M2 N( X# P“We get the odd B-and-E and car theft around here, but other than that, not too much (crime),” she said.
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Police are asking for anyone with information on the case to call 780-423-4567.: k! [. r% ^* d: t' t( z
6 j9 s, Y8 O& aThe slain woman, whose name has not been released, is the city’s 24th homicide victim of 2010.1 _1 t# f/ t3 x7 y) B& {% P
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There were 25 slayings in Edmonton at this time last year.0 i- x; l: u0 U4 C) B! ~' M4 E
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