A retail worker is fighting for his life after he was allegedly attacked by a group of teenage shoplifters in another shocking incident in Melbourne.
Two employees of a store confronted the group of four teenagers who were allegedly stealing items on Hampshire Rd just after 2pm on Saturday.
The teenagers, aged between 13 and 15-years-old, became involved in a physical altercation with one of the employees outside the store.
The staff member, a 60-year-old man, was left with serious injuries and taken to the Royal Melbourne Hospital in a critical condition.
His condition remains critical, according to a Royal Melbourne Hospital spokeswoman.
Police arrested two boys ages 13 and 15 from the Brimbank area in relation to the assault.
They also arrested a 14-year-old girl from Banyule and a 15-year-old girl also from Brimbank.
Police said the teens are yet to be interviewed by detectives.
The incident comes just days after new Victorian Premier Ben Carroll used his first press conference to outline a new policy focused on retail worker safety.
Mr Carroll, who started his working life as a Kmart worker, announced the introduction of Workplace Protection Orders, which are designed to protect retail and service industry workers from customers with violent or abusive tendencies.
WPOs will function similarly to AVOs, and will “ban or limit people’s access to workplaces when they treat frontline workers unacceptably”.
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