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周一,一个独身女子在Capilano的家中被刺死# l- {' J# V' F' p1 P
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- S/ H) ~! t& E/ [% WA 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.
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8 W0 h+ K* T8 s- \# Z“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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# n+ _3 r6 p, g4 M; O- L; w+ e“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.”4 Y; n/ |" X' {+ \2 m6 a
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The middle-aged victim lived alone, neighbours said.
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No arrests were reported at press time Tuesday night.
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2 z7 b# l* d% oThe woman was found slain inside the 1,200-square-foot home shortly before 4 p.m. Monday, said Edmonton police spokeswoman Lisa Sobchyshyn.; w& M% j: u2 c- z1 k- ~; f3 h
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Forensics officers continued to probe the scene at 10816 52 St. on Tuesday night.5 [6 D1 f( @* s1 g; g0 d/ F
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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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" t* K' Q: M4 P# F6 f“We’ve never had anything like this happen around here,” said Marg, a senior citizen.
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, R; [' ?0 R: A% C“It’s very quiet.
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. U7 S0 o/ I" Q1 I+ ], O“I hope we find out something.”( }3 ?1 |. ^6 J# e4 [; _3 W7 s F$ j
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Lynn Gregory, vice-president of the Capilano Community League, was surprised to hear about the ongoing homicide investigation.2 }) t% P/ Z, s7 Y4 w- J! W# h7 S/ W
: k6 o' A( x2 j( m! \0 c5 G* B% Z“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 780-423-4567.5 Z y: U) f0 _. L& k* {
9 `7 P& a$ g3 B" S1 v( s! gThe slain woman, whose name has not been released, is the city’s 24th homicide victim of 2010.
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- ]7 [: ?# A+ oThere were 25 slayings in Edmonton at this time last year. C* g- h: z" ]/ ~0 _: T1 J
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