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周一,一个独身女子在Capilano的家中被刺死1 c, f. @0 i; X6 o7 ?; 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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0 R" |9 i6 |; s, @4 iEdmonton 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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: p" W( L) j5 F" a/ p% e2 i& I9 S1 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.- Y, P6 I" Y3 m1 ^0 l# J
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‘Not too worried’1 d2 U- C- _3 C4 Y
' [3 s2 q; x! F0 }9 n0 S. H( ?% l“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.”* O2 [% w, @3 N/ |/ Q+ R
3 u- q3 ]& B* f" ^ k! F; [; m2 ?The middle-aged victim lived alone, neighbours said.7 G9 V! I: [' g4 ~1 ?* Z2 b, s
( L# v8 }8 |+ O" t! F9 W+ CNo 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.8 F% P, W, W. C
9 v' N e) p( \3 ]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.; C- X* L& s3 ]- W9 E# Q
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“We’ve never had anything like this happen around here,” said Marg, a senior citizen.
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5 ~8 V7 f% X, D$ B3 M“This is a very good neighbourhood.
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“It’s very quiet.5 C) G: E$ r; a% T
' Q$ J1 S' O; ]$ @& Z' x“I hope we find out something.”1 R% f. K2 D$ v- j
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Surprised
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$ \( I3 d) i5 T" T6 l0 ZLynn Gregory, vice-president of the Capilano Community League, was surprised to hear about the ongoing homicide investigation.
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; T$ M, k( w3 u8 F“We get the odd B-and-E and car theft around here, but other than that, not too much (crime),” she said.4 O% r |& G7 m6 X: C* K) \
+ E5 f, S& L' Y6 A wPolice are asking for anyone with information on the case to call 780-423-4567.6 m5 D3 V" B' Z6 h% u* d
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The slain woman, whose name has not been released, is the city’s 24th homicide victim of 2010.( y4 e, u# I* [& ~5 g
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There were 25 slayings in Edmonton at this time last year.
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