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周一,一个独身女子在Capilano的家中被刺死( d# K9 j; z# y$ E
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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.
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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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- ?+ K) `/ d. i+ n @' U$ ]# F' ]“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.! _6 T0 P) b9 |4 _+ H
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‘Not too worried’1 M" E+ T9 Y0 ]" C4 g$ P% m
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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.”* Z! ^% {! m$ n
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The middle-aged victim lived alone, neighbours said.9 h* D5 J9 Y. u2 `4 |
8 K2 o# s; `! T2 q+ R/ D- jNo arrests were reported at press time Tuesday night./ B! l/ K2 k* N0 X; D9 u' 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.
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1 X. V" F. x: `$ jForensics officers continued to probe the scene at 10816 52 St. on Tuesday night.8 K. v7 L: v/ l
/ v( {: w* f' ?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.
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“We’ve never had anything like this happen around here,” said Marg, a senior citizen.6 T% J; t+ m2 |+ j* G3 n3 N4 k6 S
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“This is a very good neighbourhood.1 h1 \7 F2 r+ W7 o& F
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“It’s very quiet.
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“I hope we find out something.” B; d2 B) Y* y5 q$ B5 s l
+ q' r3 x7 ^9 ^/ S& vSurprised
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Lynn Gregory, vice-president of the Capilano Community League, was surprised to hear about the ongoing homicide investigation.. x# v/ g2 h" N7 [$ `
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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.+ z$ E' f5 J1 M" `
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Police are asking for anyone with information on the case to call 780-423-4567.
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& ^! z, X' W* _2 Y2 D5 e9 xThe slain woman, whose name has not been released, is the city’s 24th homicide victim of 2010.1 W1 j* {' \ P
; ^/ E4 {" |, f) QThere were 25 slayings in Edmonton at this time last year.
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/ M* X# {! k# H' m( bcary.castagna@sunmedia.ca |
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