News24 | ‘Our hearts are heavy’: Final salute for Cape Town cop killed while attending to domestic dispute

Family of police officer Sergeant Adian Mahoney at his memorial. (Supplied/SAPS)

Family of police officer Sergeant Adian Mahoney at his memorial. (Supplied/SAPS)

“Brave, and passionate about helping people, and always making time for family.”

This is how Shannon Mahoney described his brother, Sergeant Adian Mahoney, who was shot dead in Mamre, Atlantis, Cape Town, a week ago.

He was killed while attending to a domestic violence complaint.

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