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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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; ?% @( [1 ]9 }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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" g: D" }' Y4 I7 ?" W7 WEdmonton 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.5 |( I4 U$ E9 S+ ~: H( y7 T9 r+ Z/ X
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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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7 {) Q! l" K0 W( O0 B8 t9 l* j. U‘Not too worried’
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4 l( t3 F/ g& ] D“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.”8 X7 ]1 S: O6 f7 L
* d C6 k* N W& X0 Q$ o* QThe middle-aged victim lived alone, neighbours said.) _5 }- G( D; J; v* N
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No arrests were reported at press time Tuesday night.: \& `! F" R- P, q
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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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y' n$ n1 a K3 Z; _Forensics officers continued to probe the scene at 10816 52 St. on Tuesday night., X1 ~$ w* ?( }. R# Y( D$ y. H
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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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“We’ve never had anything like this happen around here,” said Marg, a senior citizen.& a5 T# O* z3 b4 ]
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“This is a very good neighbourhood.
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( e2 F2 E) O2 _ |- U“It’s very quiet.8 m4 X4 `! i- K, Q+ M
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“I hope we find out something.”
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- }# K5 g1 M9 jSurprised
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Lynn Gregory, vice-president of the Capilano Community League, was surprised to hear about the ongoing homicide investigation.. [4 W& @+ p0 }+ E* W$ `
: m4 U# I5 e6 K- W“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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! Y, Q& G0 c" e$ cPolice are asking for anyone with information on the case to call 780-423-4567.
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; F$ ?8 p5 [! a8 o: M7 [The 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.' }" J: Z C# H% @8 S. L
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