The Independent Police Conduct Authority will not investigate
police actions during last week's armed siege in Napier.
The announcement followed confirmation yesterday from a
coroner that gunman Jan Molenaar had no injuries caused by
police and his death was self-inflicted.
The authority investigated incidents in which police actions
caused or appeared to have caused death or serious bodily
harm, and authority chair Justice Lowell Goddard said there
was no public interest in an investigation in this case.
Molenaar shot and killed Senior Constable Len Snee last
Thursday during a routine drugs operation. Mr Snee's funeral
was held yesterday.
Three men injured in Molenaar's fatal shooting rampage last
week were today all improving in hospital.
Senior Constable Grant Diver was in a stable condition in
Hawke's Bay hospital and attended Mr Snee's funeral in his
hospital bed, while Senior Constable Bruce Miller remained
critical but improving in the intensive care yesterday.
Civilian Leonard Holmwood, who tried to disarm Molenaar, had
further surgery yesterday to remove shrapnel and was stable
but improving.
He had been moved from the intensive care unit to the high
dependency unit.
A police spokeswoman said the police investigation into the
shootings was not expected to be completed before next week.
Molenaar's friends and family acknowledged his death and
their loss in funeral notices in the Hawke's Bay Today
newspaper yesterday.
"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.
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.
Molenaar's body was at Ruahapia Marae in Hastings until his
funeral service tomorrow morning.
