Article: Hitman case lover weeps as she faces 60 years' jail.

Hitman case lover weeps as she faces 60 years' jail

Mother-of-two Collins guilty of plotting to kill partner and sons

THE glamorous partner of a wealthy businessman is facing up to 60 years in prison after being found guilty of conspiring to murder her partner and his sons, and soliciting a hitman to kill them.

Mother-of-two Sharon Collins (45), from Ennis, Co Clare, was last night sent to Mountjoy women's prison after being denied bail. She will be sentenced in October.

Verdicts were returned after three tense days of deliberation and a Central Criminal Court trial lasting seven weeks.

The petite blonde's former lover, PJ Howard, stood by her throughout ...

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