The Packer man, his niece, lover and $52m

• When the Packer family’s loyal lieutenant Peter Malcolm Reid died last year, aged 100, he left behind a $52 million estate.

Mr Reid died a widower and had no children of his own, and in the months since his death an almighty legal battle over his fortune has broken out between more than half a dozen people – including his much younger niece and lover Peta Roberts.

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Peta Roberts, who is among claimants against the estate of the late Packer family lieutenant Peter Reid. Photo: Instagram