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周一,一个独身女子在Capilano的家中被刺死* Y2 S- {8 W- ^4 G( a- l/ s/ A0 @
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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.. ]" K# ` U# m. L4 o* N. M
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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., d- _/ q8 W9 L+ O* w: G: Y
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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.' K2 R5 {0 x, m4 n
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7 k1 ]" e9 [4 d0 b0 |“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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* M O8 H4 L: h! tThe middle-aged victim lived alone, neighbours said.
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3 B) b* e% x! @! x, S9 |+ QNo arrests were reported at press time Tuesday night.
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3 X6 |/ J4 o# p) oThe 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.1 _2 V: S' e2 F @+ @5 l) Y2 Z5 }% |
5 ^+ I. M5 g2 X0 p. h3 l WThurlow 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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# c) u" |9 i$ S4 E# h: f“We’ve never had anything like this happen around here,” said Marg, a senior citizen.5 @' U& i6 P2 B$ ?0 ~5 Q
' X Z, L+ x! s" I" J$ I3 w2 `3 |) c“This is a very good neighbourhood.7 L7 a2 @0 `( ^+ n- q$ D
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“It’s very quiet.
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6 n6 C/ l( B \/ b' @“I hope we find out something.”" Y+ q! D7 ~0 y2 C- y, W2 D. n
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+ H7 s/ y1 w! N" lLynn Gregory, vice-president of the Capilano Community League, was surprised to hear about the ongoing homicide investigation.6 u2 \ ^% D e8 ^0 c
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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.
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; i+ g2 R1 c/ _0 ~0 F* ^# lPolice are asking for anyone with information on the case to call 780-423-4567.
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3 Z. f' `( P8 [7 ZThe slain woman, whose name has not been released, is the city’s 24th homicide victim of 2010.
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1 H/ p1 o& |5 z" j3 wThere were 25 slayings in Edmonton at this time last year.
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