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周一,一个独身女子在Capilano的家中被刺死' C6 w& e2 b0 b3 a5 P2 V: s5 X
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http://www.edmontonsun.com/news/edmonton/2010/12/01/16382786.html: ~7 l, o6 i0 n0 l2 g# X
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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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6 |6 m6 L8 S7 I' W' F. `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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2 F1 j( c' F9 y. |( n/ p“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.3 A! S. K0 H: D9 Y9 |
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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.”+ t1 }( }0 ]+ ? K r
0 V- v1 G6 S, Y' Y7 ~The middle-aged victim lived alone, neighbours said.
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9 b( k7 L- ^0 oNo arrests were reported at press time Tuesday night.
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( ]1 E0 n$ ~. F6 ^" r& eThe woman was found slain inside the 1,200-square-foot home shortly before 4 p.m. Monday, said Edmonton police spokeswoman Lisa Sobchyshyn.; D+ v1 U( a3 d f" h
! A1 i# b8 V* i+ O" E. jForensics 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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“We’ve never had anything like this happen around here,” said Marg, a senior citizen.! E% | F! l) e- B* `6 f$ _
& [) G+ l8 S; j$ C4 Y“This is a very good neighbourhood.
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8 p u* Z: L& v! m. u“It’s very quiet.3 i, l* e. k F- h, {# b* L) \- }
; R% t; ?* _; k& ^/ m“I hope we find out something.”0 E5 X! |* M) p
6 W% V# ^, d+ V1 z! xSurprised1 O0 ?0 J$ j9 {/ q+ y! A8 q
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Lynn Gregory, vice-president of the Capilano Community League, was surprised to hear about the ongoing homicide investigation.' u, Q$ A/ s* K8 E% {
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“We get the odd B-and-E and car theft around here, but other than that, not too much (crime),” she said. @& H5 U2 ^6 ?6 D+ u$ f% ]
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The slain woman, whose name has not been released, is the city’s 24th homicide victim of 2010.
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4 u6 j# f4 F# `1 aThere were 25 slayings in Edmonton at this time last year.
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