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周一,一个独身女子在Capilano的家中被刺死
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http://www.edmontonsun.com/news/edmonton/2010/12/01/16382786.html% \# e+ Q+ {; G$ r' Z+ k9 Y- K6 t
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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.) e& g' E; ?& y# g3 |
8 B" S6 Y5 h4 I7 m/ V7 uEdmonton 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.7 L& f* ?; D( Z, b5 b
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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.! i+ C( P- B0 _
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‘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.”
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1 X% g; a$ H& k7 Y+ OThe middle-aged victim lived alone, neighbours said.
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. R" ?. N$ i* L/ Z. p/ J; ~1 L8 w, `No 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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" G3 i l' H. p8 [* c1 _) k7 S/ eForensics officers continued to probe the scene at 10816 52 St. on Tuesday night.+ j0 a, p8 z1 G9 [, h- t
" ^+ l- A( z+ V7 ]" I8 {8 ~" pThurlow 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.! h3 ^4 P5 i# X$ I
3 J( s) V9 n& j* |2 A& h9 t“We’ve never had anything like this happen around here,” said Marg, a senior citizen.
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5 ` y: |$ f& e( X2 |0 k! i“This is a very good neighbourhood." Y, j9 }: B6 Z5 _& |
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“It’s very quiet./ x9 s9 l% G$ i
+ x0 P; Y; T3 Q3 g“I hope we find out something.”. H* g+ F3 z- l: B4 z
* s l# W& g% O0 e& ?Surprised
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; ?: l3 ^; a: A; |Lynn Gregory, vice-president of the Capilano Community League, was surprised to hear about the ongoing homicide investigation.
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6 f n3 _! p! U$ o" U“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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Police are asking for anyone with information on the case to call 780-423-4567.2 U0 d6 F4 q, M9 L$ t- U
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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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( r7 w6 o" t# a' L# K; a2 X% x GThere were 25 slayings in Edmonton at this time last year.8 r% w( I. b8 s6 D* f3 e, {: S/ v
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