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周一,一个独身女子在Capilano的家中被刺死
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http://www.edmontonsun.com/news/edmonton/2010/12/01/16382786.html
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' U. ~% a# H- h: K- u# Z; AA woman found slain in her Capilano bungalow was a pipefitter who had lived in the southside neighbourhood for a couple of years, say neighbours." c1 ~# `9 E. [" }$ T
& `% }3 c. }6 d/ @9 YEdmonton 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.8 }% m5 `# F2 Q9 C5 N
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‘Not too worried’$ e8 _/ v9 x1 L5 Y- S) j& l% _: N
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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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+ `0 V8 G$ _$ R8 l; I" tThe middle-aged victim lived alone, neighbours said." n& n. V2 l3 G/ {
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No arrests were reported at press time Tuesday night.
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+ ^% i4 V# `( X; y y) \5 PThe 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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* G$ ]* H" M& F. T% ]& z4 eForensics officers continued to probe the scene at 10816 52 St. on Tuesday night.: U# ^7 t- q, v+ @) N) V Z
6 R) n9 N- P- [" _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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“We’ve never had anything like this happen around here,” said Marg, a senior citizen.* @) `+ L- T, ^
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“This is a very good neighbourhood./ Y. n) A$ ^3 v" u- p2 x! D3 S
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“It’s very quiet.% m2 ]) G: l% a9 w2 r4 |
. Y: M' z4 s5 L- }“I hope we find out something.”: Q$ ^% B) B% c7 v$ [) d2 u
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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.% I/ Q3 z. n# }3 k4 E+ X
1 d/ R8 U% a# a% ` A' v“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.) v2 U: S4 `0 `5 s- x0 O
6 j- |- y! g! U- ?6 J9 \7 IThe slain woman, whose name has not been released, is the city’s 24th homicide victim of 2010. x" L* l, U$ @: M, p; G
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There were 25 slayings in Edmonton at this time last year.0 e% V+ W& V- X7 l
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