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周一,一个独身女子在Capilano的家中被刺死
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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.! {( B3 A% b: L* N# q8 H) |
, H, W7 }0 q/ u. C" n! |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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* B# ^6 D! J4 a) u" a5 k9 w$ f& n“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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0 X; i |$ B# F2 X: U* E3 u7 m‘Not too worried’7 V; G9 u3 ^. Z$ q/ N
$ N3 G7 }/ v# w! H“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.”$ ^6 o9 P0 E# C8 @
: d7 g; C8 S& XThe middle-aged victim lived alone, neighbours said.
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3 v2 W$ r7 Q* G- f! f3 sNo arrests were reported at press time Tuesday night.
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) e+ N* a6 |+ M; O7 wThe 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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Forensics officers continued to probe the scene at 10816 52 St. on Tuesday night.
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5 V' U% _" H% H, p0 vThurlow 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.& b# D. X; s( i! K
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“We’ve never had anything like this happen around here,” said Marg, a senior citizen. k5 K( `+ X0 n5 U
/ o, R" N& k! `$ y5 |) |6 ~“This is a very good neighbourhood.
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. a# F. n8 N& ^0 @+ k9 e u“It’s very quiet.2 f6 B: t6 q+ X% q- o3 v: j
2 L- _1 ^! Z/ V S5 S“I hope we find out something.”7 g6 x9 ?- ]0 F& c
' N2 z; N3 T p" ]3 m" b; h! jSurprised8 k. W" A' J& C! P0 f8 H
! w% h$ {* t# ELynn Gregory, vice-president of the Capilano Community League, was surprised to hear about the ongoing homicide investigation.7 N. G% m! ^: p: B
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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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Police are asking for anyone with information on the case to call 780-423-4567.: m/ O8 K) V l/ }
+ D( L1 F }" x" M$ X9 IThe slain woman, whose name has not been released, is the city’s 24th homicide victim of 2010.
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1 v5 d0 r5 o; v' T kThere were 25 slayings in Edmonton at this time last year.' x+ [2 g& D3 ~, V3 G
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