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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
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/ h0 T# i# ]* q$ ZA woman found slain in her Capilano bungalow was a pipefitter who had lived in the southside neighbourhood for a couple of years, say neighbours.& s) e, s! ?4 J" w* I& N; K6 W
% d' r* T# ~8 t# yEdmonton 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., [) f2 G% a k& H% A0 q$ ]9 T5 {
' [/ R. O5 ?8 a) Q7 z“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.& k& u' @" b+ x( b
) q* r3 E; ]7 I6 {. x- E" T7 [, A‘Not too worried’
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% U0 e [2 J0 B“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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0 p& J- O: ?, s9 ]& k" U- \# R7 eThe middle-aged victim lived alone, neighbours said.
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7 `5 m8 Z6 r1 I+ D$ BNo arrests were reported at press time Tuesday night.
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2 w1 [2 `: a: O) _* ?8 ]9 @, }$ BThe 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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( c0 O: ^$ Z9 V( Z0 ~Forensics officers continued to probe the scene at 10816 52 St. on Tuesday night.
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# s, t# u, A0 F4 j: yThurlow 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.- `) h( M7 |; K; a
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“This is a very good neighbourhood.
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“It’s very quiet.8 Y' n4 O$ X+ ?$ N& v1 g2 p
' D: n) k3 a7 M% [“I hope we find out something.”
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7 o" r6 v. A- h9 CSurprised
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Lynn Gregory, vice-president of the Capilano Community League, was surprised to hear about the ongoing homicide investigation.1 V: |5 B9 q, b8 s5 A
8 H' M5 S7 T0 I1 ^0 ~“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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* b' L% I7 |% xPolice are asking for anyone with information on the case to call 780-423-4567.' k0 S$ R W X+ ^, q( T
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The slain woman, whose name has not been released, is the city’s 24th homicide victim of 2010.' o, g; O8 o* Z/ {% w {; q
" n* @. c3 F* G0 I9 o) d) H% OThere were 25 slayings in Edmonton at this time last year.
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