Funeral service for Darwin shooting victim

One of the four victims from the recent shootings in Darwin has been farewelled at a funeral service.

One of the victims of the Darwin shootings, Michael Sisois, has been remembered at a funeral service.

Mourners gathered at the St Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church on Monday to farewell the 57-year-old who was one of four people gunned down.

Mr Sisois was the third victim and was killed at the Buff Club in the city on June 4.

Also killed were taxi driver Hassan Baydoun, 33, Nigel Hellings, 75, and 52-year-old Darwin casino security guard Rob Courtney.

Benjamin Glenn Hoffmann, 45, has been charged with four counts of murder, two of recklessly endangering serious harm and one of criminal damage.

He was remanded in custody at his first court appearance to appear again for a preliminary examination mention in September.

Soon after his death, the family of Mr Sisois said he had migrated to Australia from Greece when he was a child.

"He was a very hard worker and he loved his family," his sister-in-law Tammy Sisois said.

"I'm still trying to absorb everything, I don't know what to say."

Other family members described Mr Sisois as a "much-loved son, brother and uncle".


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Published 17 June 2019 3:52pm
Source: AAP


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