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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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6 B# `4 j4 N4 Y2 {4 `8 G" vA woman found slain in her Capilano bungalow was a pipefitter who had lived in the southside neighbourhood for a couple of years, say neighbours.. X |: Y* i& E+ B' c& Z4 ~# k
; c/ i: A1 H( n( J+ e$ C& SEdmonton 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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; n7 L8 W* ]) n/ o0 V/ a“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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‘Not too worried’0 T) X7 y8 k. V, S5 `# N
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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.”" O! J( ?1 |8 q# u8 k' m
/ ^* L2 i8 Z K- t' WThe middle-aged victim lived alone, neighbours said.0 s; F; v/ B5 w7 V6 ~
% u$ Y7 N1 {$ h, ~( ]No arrests were reported at press time Tuesday night.& ~" o$ ?6 o# y1 \% O
0 M" c. Z1 y# |2 J% NThe woman was found slain inside the 1,200-square-foot home shortly before 4 p.m. Monday, said Edmonton police spokeswoman Lisa Sobchyshyn.6 J- {& M* q/ i; I( V* v
2 p. j1 [4 u# ?$ nForensics officers continued to probe the scene at 10816 52 St. on Tuesday night. i" \, M, d2 T
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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./ I/ f- j. U9 W7 Q( R; Z; ~0 E
: x1 o( O. Q6 @/ k“We’ve never had anything like this happen around here,” said Marg, a senior citizen.
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5 t5 l8 C: r; M4 d9 {“This is a very good neighbourhood.. _5 P* G$ O7 o( P8 A
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“It’s very quiet.
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“I hope we find out something.”9 S% h+ ?. R! j( v( B1 a
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, c0 `6 h$ V s# K& tLynn Gregory, vice-president of the Capilano Community League, was surprised to hear about the ongoing homicide investigation.
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, B; T/ Q5 m y) I“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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; M" R/ |" X/ _1 U; BPolice are asking for anyone with information on the case to call 780-423-4567.
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3 E8 B, A4 `; Z( ]1 q; q, sThe slain woman, whose name has not been released, is the city’s 24th homicide victim of 2010.
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! Z# N$ `, J0 v$ |) b; ~. i/ UThere were 25 slayings in Edmonton at this time last year.
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