{
  "id": 12814089,
  "title": "Charges dropped against 12-year-old boy after death of Sunshine grocer",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/charges-dropped-against-12-year-old-boy-after-death-of-sunshine-grocer",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-08T07:14:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
    "slug": "the-sydney-morning-herald",
    "url": "https://www.smh.com.au/national/victoria/charges-dropped-against-12-year-old-boy-after-death-of-sunshine-grocer-20261008-p61402.html?ref=rss"
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  "summary": "Police revealed the charges were withdrawn on Thursday after “significant consideration” following the death of Van Viet Truong in August.",
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      {
        "outlet": "ABC News AU",
        "title": "Charges dropped against 12yo after alleged bashing of Sunshine shopkeeper",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/charges-dropped-against-12yo-after-alleged-bashing-of-sunshine",
        "published": "2026-10-08T06:19:15.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "Charges dropped against 12-year-old boy after death of Sunshine grocer",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/charges-dropped-against-12-year-old-boy-after-death-of-sunshine-grocer-12814204",
        "published": "2026-10-08T07:14:39.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}