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NT triple murderer's sentencing to proceed

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Benjamin Hoffmann killed four people during a drug-fuelled rampage in Darwin on June 4, 2019. (AAP)

A gunman convicted of murdering three people in Darwin and killing another during a drug-fuelled rampage will be sentenced despite his legal team's concerns about his mental ability to comprehend what is happening.

Benjamin Glenn Hoffmann pleaded guilty mid-trial in November to murdering Hassan Baydoun, 33, Michael Sisois, 57, and Rob Courtney, 52 and the manslaughter of 75-year-old Nigel Hellings on June 4, 2019.

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