Police revealed the charges were withdrawn on Thursday after “significant consideration” following the death of Van Viet Truong in August.
Charges dropped against 12-year-old boy after death of Sunshine grocer
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How outlets headlined it
Each outlet's own headline. Struck through: the loaded words our calmer version leaves out. Fewest struck first.
- WAtoday Charges dropped against 12-year-old boy after death of Sunshine grocer
- ABC News Charges dropped against 12yo after alleged bashing of Sunshine shopkeeper
- The West Australian Group assault charges related to grocer's death dropped
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7NEWS
Van Viet Truong:
Majorupdate after alleged teen assault left grocer dead in Sunshine, Melbourne 1 change
A summary of WAtoday’s report.
How calmly each outlet wrote it
The Age, Brisbane Times, The Sydney Morning Herald and The West Australian also covered it; we only receive their summaries, so their writing is not scored here.
| Outlet | Niral Score | Adjectives | Sourcing | Sentiment | Mood |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WAtodayas they published this story | Not scored: we only receive a 30-word summary of this report. | ||||
| ABC News | 88.4 | 6 | 67 | -0.9 | 21.6 |
| 7NEWS | 89 | 7 | 28 | -1.0 | 18.3 |
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The same event elsewhere
7 outlets from 3 newsrooms reported this story: the one you are reading and the other 6 below. The table above compares the reports we could score.
The Age
Charges dropped against 12-year-old boy after death of Sunshine grocer
summary only, not scored
ABC News
Charges dropped against 12yo after alleged bashing of Sunshine shopkeeper
Niral 88.4 · mostly calm writing
political 0
Brisbane Times
Charges dropped against 12-year-old boy after death of Sunshine grocer
summary only, not scored
The Sydney Morning Herald
Charges dropped against 12-year-old boy after death of Sunshine grocer
summary only, not scored
7NEWS
Van Viet Truong: update after alleged teen assault left grocer dead in Sunshine, Melbourne
Niral 89 · mostly calm writing
political 0
The West Australian
Group assault charges related to grocer's death dropped
summary only, not scored