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A sixty-year-old man has died in Melbourne after an alleged assault in the suburb of Sunshine, The Guardian reports. Victoria police say he suffered critical injuries on August first, when a group of young people allegedly tried to steal items from a nearby store. The victim allegedly stepped in to help a shop employee before he was attacked himself.

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