13/10/2015

State Funeral For Garda Anthony Golden To Be Held On Thursday

The State Funeral of Garda Anthony Golden will be held on Thursday, it has been announced.

Officer Golden, a 36-year-old father of three, was shot dead on Sunday as he attended a domestic abuse call at a house near Omeath.

The gunman, Adrian Crevan Mackin, took his own life after killing Anthony Golden.

A woman, Siobhán Philips, was also shot in the incident and remains in a serious condition in hospital.

A remembrance service is to be held for Officer Golden today (Tuesday) at Dundalk Garda Station.

(MH/LM)

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