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周一,一个独身女子在Capilano的家中被刺死0 E* f9 b& H5 Y6 {, \, @
! i0 H* z# I9 e. N% v9 u) xhttp://www.edmontonsun.com/news/edmonton/2010/12/01/16382786.html
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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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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.% u8 U( h1 X. j6 T6 q
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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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) |% N8 E) M( C‘Not too worried’; f4 q3 e9 X3 {$ U S# l6 K& q* n
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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.”
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The middle-aged victim lived alone, neighbours said.+ p h, m( }8 O) z- Y* K! a
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No arrests were reported at press time Tuesday night.) @6 ?$ N7 _7 K% W* ~; g2 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.8 W9 l4 M1 g1 W" F- }0 m; Y& w8 r4 U
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Forensics 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.: u+ I2 h5 {1 p- k0 r
$ b2 [( k- ~8 S) M% q9 m“We’ve never had anything like this happen around here,” said Marg, a senior citizen.
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, m7 r% ^* d. p* [- s8 ?“This is a very good neighbourhood.
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E+ M Y! v! N! @: c" |0 s“It’s very quiet.
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& E/ R6 Y0 |4 [7 T8 I“I hope we find out something.”
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Surprised
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: u) Y- ]$ K2 B' U# ^Lynn Gregory, vice-president of the Capilano Community League, was surprised to hear about the ongoing homicide investigation.8 D2 c) x8 P, ~( Y
1 k" {. _% ?& Q5 u“We get the odd B-and-E and car theft around here, but other than that, not too much (crime),” she said.6 N, k& S4 x9 d$ C& B
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p) I+ y8 Y; T$ \6 f% X2 gThe slain woman, whose name has not been released, is the city’s 24th homicide victim of 2010.7 G" n3 M, n+ V. j: I5 X/ T
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There were 25 slayings in Edmonton at this time last year.
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