SPEAKING outside court following Miss Holdworth's acquittal The Crown Prosecution Service denied they had been wrong to bring the case.
Keith Simpson, of the Crown Prosecution Service in Cleveland, said: "The role of the Crown Prosecution Service is to determine whether there is sufficient evidence to justify a case being brought and a realistic prospect of conviction.
"The role of the jury is to decide whether the evidence shows beyond any reasonable doubt that the accused is guilty.
"That is how our justice system works. The jury have decided that Mrs Holdsworth is innocent.
"I am entirely satisfied that the Crown Prosecution Service and the police were wholly right in bringing this case to court for a second time."
Mr Simpson would not answer reporters questions.
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