# Good Samaritan dies days after attack while confronting Melbourne shoplifters

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- The Guardian, 2026-08-06 05:33 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/aug/06/good-samaritan-dies-days-after-being-attacked-while-trying-to-stop-melbourne-shoplifters-ntwnfb

> Van Viet Truong has died days after allegedly being attacked while helping a retail worker confront youths accused of stealing clothes. Police allege the incident happened outside a shopping strip in Sunshine, in Melbourne’s west, on Saturday. Truong was critically injured in the assault. Flags flown by Sunshine Council have been lowered to half-mast in his honour.