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周一,一个独身女子在Capilano的家中被刺死
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0 V6 Q. Y# A2 ?4 q9 r kA woman found slain in her Capilano bungalow was a pipefitter who had lived in the southside neighbourhood for a couple of years, say neighbours.! ? V* Q& T+ @ q& U
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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.
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9 l3 i) E7 T8 k# g, Q" t“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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; ^' _7 K2 O! W‘Not too worried’
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' G7 H \9 s1 V: E/ d; K& R9 P3 |“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.”- R1 ~: L5 v1 F1 r1 p6 ^" G K/ H
; f, g- @" l ~" [) O7 |, d. jThe middle-aged victim lived alone, neighbours said.
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6 B! b4 I) s9 q7 XNo 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.- a L" @ X' [$ t) h; E4 P
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Forensics officers continued to probe the scene at 10816 52 St. on Tuesday night.
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: \3 N U6 p/ g2 _8 }: f ZThurlow 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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# t* H) r" e/ m0 f, K; R“We’ve never had anything like this happen around here,” said Marg, a senior citizen.
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( c( V! p% e* H! \$ u# j“This is a very good neighbourhood./ ^+ J- M: o W1 C4 H* |
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“It’s very quiet.
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“I hope we find out something.”7 ^4 O$ W* q& B1 w7 M
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. N: a0 m/ N0 b" \' QLynn Gregory, vice-president of the Capilano Community League, was surprised to hear about the ongoing homicide investigation.! X# L+ E# Y7 E
, `7 r$ I& u( c! l“We get the odd B-and-E and car theft around here, but other than that, not too much (crime),” she said." l( e% w. \, q x' m: M" W
: f/ l. ?" _$ ?$ l. B G wPolice are asking for anyone with information on the case to call 780-423-4567.
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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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There were 25 slayings in Edmonton at this time last year.
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