Jan Molenaar. Photo by TV One/Close Up.
On the day thousands farewelled Senior Constable Len Snee
at his funeral, tributes were also paid to his killer, Jan
Molenaar.
Mr Snee was gunned down while conducting a cannabis search
warrant on Molenaar's Chaucer Road house on Napier Hill last
Thursday.
Two other officers and a civilian were seriously injured
during the incident.
Molenaar was found dead --- from a self-inflicted shot to the
head -- when police stormed his home on Saturday.
Friends and family paid tribute to him in funeral notices in
the Hawke's Bay Today newspaper today.
"My dear son. May you be at peace with yourself. We all love
you," his father wrote.
Molenaar's partner Del said she was the luckiest person to
have had him in her life and he had left her with golden
years to treasure.
"A great man with a big heart and a smile that would light up
the world," she wrote.
His siblings thanked him for their years together. "Bye for
now big brother."
Friends wrote that Molenaar was fun and strong and would
always be missed.
"A wise strong man has fallen but will never be forgotten.
Your memories will stay in our hearts forever and will always
cherish our times together."
Molenaar's body is at Ruahapia Marae in Hastings until his
funeral service on Friday morning.
