Former prison boss is jailed for attempted murder after sedating and trying to blow up her ex-husband

  • Sharon Yarnton is convicted for trying to blow up her ex-husband Dean Yarnton
  • The former prison guard tried to kill Mr Yarnton, also a prison guard, in 2015
  • She took help of Monique Hayes and her husband Fady Houda to kill Mr Yarnton
  • Hayes is ex-girlfriend of Ms Yarnton's son and Houda is her husband
  • Ms Yarnton was angry about her former husband's relationship with a co-worker 

By Sahil Makkar For Daily Mail Australia and Aap

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A former prison guard has been found guilty of trying to blow up her ex-husband, also a prison officer, after he fell asleep in his car.

The NSW District Court found Sharon Yarnton, 50, and her accomplices Monique Hayes, 26, and Fady Houda, 25, guilty of plotting to kill Dean Yarnton in the passenger seat of his ute in February 2015. 

Mr Yarnton, who had been sedated by his ex-wife, woke up to a hissing gas bottle in the back seat of his car at Picnic Point, about 23km from Sydney's south-west. 

As he got out of his Nissan Navara he stood in a puddle of petrol. There was another gas cylinder on the ground and a silver car was driving away. 

Sharon Yarnton (pictured) has been found guilty of attempting to blow up her ex-husband Dean Yarnton in the passenger seat of his ute in February 2015

Sharon Yarnton (pictured) has been found guilty of attempting to blow up her ex-husband Dean Yarnton in the passenger seat of his ute in February 2015

Dean Yarnton (pictured), who had been sedated by his ex-wife, woke up to a hissing gas bottle in the back seat at Picnic Point, about 23 km from Sydney's south-west. As he got out of his Nissan Navara he stood in a puddle of petrol, there was another gas cylinder on the ground and a silver car was driving away

Dean Yarnton (pictured), who had been sedated by his ex-wife, woke up to a hissing gas bottle in the back seat at Picnic Point, about 23 km from Sydney's south-west. As he got out of his Nissan Navara he stood in a puddle of petrol, there was another gas cylinder on the ground and a silver car was driving away

'I'm happy it's all over. It's probably taken a while to get where we have got,' Mr Yarnton said after the conviction.

'I feel sorry for my kids. They're hurting... I gotta show them a bit of support now,' he told Nine News. 

Earlier, Mr Yarnton had said that when he got out of the parked ute, he'd called his wife, who had been driving him home from dinner but was nowhere in sight.

'I said "Where the f*** are you?' I said 'What the f***'s going on here?'' Mr Yarnton said.

Ms Yarnton (pictured with Dean Yarnton) was angry about her ex husband's relationship with a co-worker and had told a bank manager she wouldn't care if he burned to death, the court was told

Ms Yarnton (pictured with Dean Yarnton) was angry about her ex husband's relationship with a co-worker and had told a bank manager she wouldn't care if he burned to death, the court was told

'She said 'I've s*** myself, I'm in the bush cleaning myself up',' Mr Yarnton told the court. 

Ms Yarnton was angry about her former husband's relationship with a co-worker and had told a bank manager she wouldn't care if he burned to death, the court was told.

Messages sent by Yarnton to Hayes on the night of the attempted murder said 'Hey, where are they' and 'Tell him now', while a response from Hayes said 'Go now, delete everything', the Crown alleged during the trial. 

Ms Yarnton, her son's ex-girlfriend Hayes and her husband Houda had pleaded not guilty to attempted murder and throwing or laying down an explosive with intent to maim or do grievous bodily harm. 

Monique Hayes, 26, and her husband Fady Houda, 25, were also found guilty of attempting to blow up Dean Yarnton. Ms Hayes is the ex-girlfriend of Ms Yarnton's son

Monique Hayes, 26, and her husband Fady Houda, 25, were also found guilty of attempting to blow up Dean Yarnton. Ms Hayes is the ex-girlfriend of Ms Yarnton's son

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