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周一,一个独身女子在Capilano的家中被刺死/ l( v% m& Y, G3 s! T. x" a
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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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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.$ m( m7 K1 X. E4 k& ]" [0 M
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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’' i0 I" g8 d, {3 R/ z9 E# g2 o! b
$ Q% i* X% A2 M8 R, f% }( n9 a& _/ Y“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.”7 U( L/ l( N/ V, a
* N! S8 ~9 j( f/ P7 r# q R; I; HThe middle-aged victim lived alone, neighbours said.: r- R( O: \2 v7 i6 Q3 P
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No arrests were reported at press time Tuesday night.2 G* m7 ?6 f6 ~* {" B
|/ t; @3 N9 j/ }$ _3 pThe woman was found slain inside the 1,200-square-foot home shortly before 4 p.m. Monday, said Edmonton police spokeswoman Lisa Sobchyshyn.' _8 y+ K/ E: H6 S8 j2 p. {- s: H$ G9 X
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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.
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( U# V* N0 S1 J“We’ve never had anything like this happen around here,” said Marg, a senior citizen." S& l2 I, S5 g% @" y
) J/ K, [: i4 t4 x9 l“This is a very good neighbourhood.! s0 z1 n' Q1 S
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“It’s very quiet.
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4 r# y& ~& E8 k) }- I, [“I hope we find out something.”9 G1 x& k7 q; d; S- R% h6 L
/ ~7 g6 B2 f( I9 S& d+ ~ JSurprised& I- G7 {% P' K& E
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Lynn Gregory, vice-president of the Capilano Community League, was surprised to hear about the ongoing homicide investigation.9 m) n' C, ~ v& Z
7 | n+ s. @ r1 s- }2 Z8 `6 j“We get the odd B-and-E and car theft around here, but other than that, not too much (crime),” she said./ S& N4 q/ y/ i# P
; e# q# {) L1 ?. }Police are asking for anyone with information on the case to call 780-423-4567.
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8 x* U; Q9 [" q% zThe 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.
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