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周一,一个独身女子在Capilano的家中被刺死" I/ T: @8 m; O: A. ^' k
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. S$ A/ P5 u* F; u; F: PA woman found slain in her Capilano bungalow was a pipefitter who had lived in the southside neighbourhood for a couple of years, say neighbours.2 b: g5 U7 v6 H) G( t3 |3 X1 ]
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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.5 p' J4 }6 [6 T$ u
/ O- f1 N5 L# ?7 \& y4 k“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.4 j0 _2 H1 S- G$ }/ K9 j
7 f# p" N' X& [& a0 u‘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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The middle-aged victim lived alone, neighbours said.
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& [4 |( k4 @" n/ `0 c1 QNo arrests were reported at press time Tuesday night.' r* o: Z4 Y" a
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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.0 G# S5 i; [# b( S6 @$ j
) x9 F& T/ @* m6 dForensics officers continued to probe the scene at 10816 52 St. on Tuesday night.+ G k5 C3 Q4 W9 p* ^" V
( G+ Q( q7 L" s8 @$ ?( L8 `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.; f0 p# D& F1 ~: g5 _
0 h) v5 b, Z) n* f“We’ve never had anything like this happen around here,” said Marg, a senior citizen.
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$ D" \7 O! ?! Y6 f“This is a very good neighbourhood.2 s$ f6 K F. f$ I( O! y
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“It’s very quiet.
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3 F5 l9 A1 I! O/ Z“I hope we find out something.”% y1 M9 n/ @4 n6 P- Q: h6 Z
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Surprised
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Lynn Gregory, vice-president of the Capilano Community League, was surprised to hear about the ongoing homicide investigation.0 g2 `+ Y& E' Q& p3 d
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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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% K) s# Q# u0 k% F' G0 RPolice are asking for anyone with information on the case to call 780-423-4567., W- }+ o# M' t" [$ @
, S( l; f* z' y+ |/ f/ VThe slain woman, whose name has not been released, is the city’s 24th homicide victim of 2010.1 q C( l) u, \$ P! R
5 j( ~0 L" `& k K$ J2 m/ F! ~- JThere were 25 slayings in Edmonton at this time last year.- \ w8 d2 ]$ z2 A
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