Las Vegas man ‘patsy’ for murder conspiracy

A FORMER Las Vegas poker dealer accused of conspiring with a Clare woman to murder her partner and his two sons is a “patsy” the prosecution is using to secure the conviction of his co-accused, a jury at the Central Criminal Court has heard.

The jury in the trial of Sharon Collins, aged 45, with an address at Ballybeg House, Kildysart Road, Ennis, and Essam Eid, aged 52, an Egyptian man with a Las Vegas address, have heard the closing address of Eid’s counsel David Sutton SC.

Collins & Eid have pleaded not guilty to conspiring to kill PJ, Robert and Niall Howard between August 1, 2006, and September 26, 2006.