A Co Clare woman who is on trial for conspiracy to murder her partner and his two sons wrote to the DPP after her arrest.
Sharon Collins, 45, of Kildysart Road, Ennis, and 52-year-old Essam Eid, an Egyptian poker dealer from Las Vegas, deny conspiracy to murder PJ Howard and his two sons Robert and Niall in August 2006.
This morning the trial heard that Ms Collins wrote a detailed letter to James Hamilton on the advice of PJ Howard but against the advice of her solicitor.
In it she said Mr Howard had been 'fantastic and supportive' following her arrest and did not believe allegations by gardaí that she had paid money in an attempt to have him killed.
Earlier the trial heard that Ms Collins told gardaí after her arrest that her relationship had got stronger because of the crisis she was in.
In interviews with gardaí Sharon Collins said Mr Howard did not directly question her about whether she was involved in an alleged plot to kill him. Instead he told her they would 'get it sorted out'.
During Garda interrogation Ms Collins was asked about a meeting she had with Mr Howard the previous night. She said Mr Howard had told her his boys were very upset but he did not directly put it to her if she was involved in the alleged plot to kill him.
When asked if PJ Howard believed her, Ms Collins said: 'I thought so.' She said that she and Mr Howard had agreed to have no more secrets and that because of the crisis they had 'got so much stronger'.
Ms Collins pointed out to gardaí that Mr Howard had brought a bag to the garda station for her and had asked gardaí to ensure she got a handkerchief because, she said, he knew she would be upset.
She also told gardaí that the contents of emails which described PJ Howard as controlling and making unusual sexual demands were not true. She told gardaí she loved Mr Howard and he had provided everything for her and her sons.
The contents of the emails - which the jury heard last week - did not make sense, she said.
