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Grocery store owner Van Viet Truong, 60, dies days after alleged assault by teenagers in Melbourne's west. A 15-year-old boy was additionally charged with manslaughter Thursday, police say.

A 60-year-old grocery store owner has died in hospital days after being allegedly assaulted by a group of teenagers while intervening in a street scuffle in western Melbourne's Sunshine suburb, police said Thursday. A 15-year-old boy was additionally charged with manslaughter on Thursday, while four other teenagers face charges including affray and violent disorder; charges against a 13-year-old were withdrawn after further investigation.

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