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周一,一个独身女子在Capilano的家中被刺死7 S2 f4 _! Y& H5 O* n# ?
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http://www.edmontonsun.com/news/edmonton/2010/12/01/16382786.html( q+ N- s9 ~* q3 l; S
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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.; a* V, O+ n0 p2 |# s3 D# q
9 h M- i% o& H% J2 ^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. O% l; w# Q8 i1 z
7 m* W. [1 R, c) g; P9 L8 f“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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/ w p9 Z; w7 e$ K4 n+ b8 H- Q‘Not too worried’
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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.”+ m3 Y) i9 L0 Y: A4 {; D8 l
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The middle-aged victim lived alone, neighbours said.
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# o- r$ C4 m% }+ f$ TNo arrests were reported at press time Tuesday night." r+ L+ b: L) W, W2 ]5 l" B
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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." E2 l% Q5 x6 r* M
/ \' f* c8 M3 O% y. ?: eForensics officers continued to probe the scene at 10816 52 St. on Tuesday night.
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0 t0 a2 d; u: Q! _+ C6 ]$ AThurlow 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.
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“This is a very good neighbourhood.
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6 ^3 X) `( z: y7 k) n: u% d/ s. w' z“It’s very quiet./ J6 m; B2 N% t) m$ v/ L* a# r" l( X
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“I hope we find out something.”( ]: |. l1 Y \
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0 ^% C2 j8 O# `. S q9 C. A; ^Lynn Gregory, vice-president of the Capilano Community League, was surprised to hear about the ongoing homicide investigation./ x. z# c. Z& _, t& a! D5 e8 n
. B4 t2 b& Y3 k/ k* N* Q/ @9 B$ b“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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+ d% \9 B9 R' m5 fPolice are asking for anyone with information on the case to call 780-423-4567.8 u8 h0 u8 B, u' ]% D( X9 q( m
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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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1 ?' @* v( v: K+ t1 A# `* ZThere were 25 slayings in Edmonton at this time last year.
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