A family dispute has broken out over the fate of Jan Molenaar's Napier house.
Molenaar shot and killed Senior Constable Len Snee and injured two of his colleagues and a neighbour on May 7 after arriving home to find police carrying out a routine search warrant.
The shooting turned into
a 51-hour siege and ended with Molenaar being found dead in a bedroom of his Chaucer Rd home.
His brother Peter told the Sunday Star-Times Jan did not leave a will, which had complicated the situation and led to a split between the Molenaar family and Jan's partner, Delwyn Keefe.
Peter Molenaar said the family wanted the house sold and the proceeds divided between Ms Keefe and Molenaar's 19-year-old son, Maddison, who lives in Auckland. Peter Molenaar said Ms Keefe had moved back into the house and did not agree to the plan.
Peter Molenaar said he did not dispute that Ms Keefe was entitled to some share of his brother's estate, but said Maddison was also deserving.
In his view, "she's just jumped in there and is being quite selfish".
He said the Molenaar family would meet over the weekend to discuss what action to take next.
Meanwhile, Ms Keefe, 44, is due to reappear in Napier District Court on Wednesday on three charges of possession and sale of cannabis.
She would not comment on the rift with Molenaar's family.
- NZPA
