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周一,一个独身女子在Capilano的家中被刺死0 x$ f# ^5 r; j6 _ i) E* ?& ]
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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.2 i8 f* @" k- C4 A! Q: a( W
. {7 ]6 w" j% f& H9 I* 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.$ A x+ p4 E, S
$ m" d* H1 [, w4 N( r+ O U“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.' d; A8 V' [' i
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\2 x0 d! s1 V) N+ v9 K“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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! J# e* {- ~6 D: G2 D; ]4 e3 zThe middle-aged victim lived alone, neighbours said.
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' h$ x$ u$ J! |2 yNo arrests were reported at press time Tuesday night.
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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.
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Forensics officers continued to probe the scene at 10816 52 St. on Tuesday night./ K& {$ v9 \8 @: L+ R1 x$ ?
- v/ t' w9 X: g* c. w& b6 Z* B5 j CThurlow 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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/ J- \& _9 x2 h# Y* T9 ~& y2 q“We’ve never had anything like this happen around here,” said Marg, a senior citizen.3 F# y: o" v2 j: b! D) R$ m' B4 ~! k
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“This is a very good neighbourhood.
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% S) Y" X$ V2 f: A, b; Z“I hope we find out something.”1 B0 `! `( I) L `' `$ ]
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. m6 `2 c/ r' k: d: U' qLynn Gregory, vice-president of the Capilano Community League, was surprised to hear about the ongoing homicide investigation.1 [8 A. s. x$ a! h4 G$ [2 `" {0 Z
8 O( C! \$ Z$ E- 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 780-423-4567.1 @, _# e+ T& A5 T
$ M- P1 ^3 c/ u, |The slain woman, whose name has not been released, is the city’s 24th homicide victim of 2010.6 M/ {/ u4 v5 u6 M
- z+ E. }# m k4 M; @- |' x0 q' TThere were 25 slayings in Edmonton at this time last year.
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