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Boy, 12, no longer faces charges in killing of Vietnamese man due to age

A 15-year-old charged with manslaughter returns to court on Oct. 21.

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Oct 14, 2026
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A legal presumption that youths under 14 are not criminally responsible has ended a 12-year-old boy’s prosecution over the August killing of a Vietnamese shopkeeper in Melbourne.

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Van Viet Truong, 60, had spent almost three decades running Hong Hung Asian Grocery with his wife in suburban Su…

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