SUZANNE Holdsworth said she had always loved Kyle Fisher, the child she had twice been accused of murdering.

Speaking outside court, Lee Spencer, Ms Holdsworth's partner, read a statement out on her behalf.

"This case has always been about Kyle, a loving child, a little boy who Suzanne has always loved and helped look after," he said.

"We know his family deeply loved him and miss him.

"Sadly, we now know that he had some bad medical features that led to his sudden collapse and death.

"We hope that this knowledge will help his family come to terms with his death.

"This has been a terrible experience for Suzanne and our family and we just now want to try and pick up the pieces and put our lives together.

"The legal team have been outstanding throughout all of this."

Solicitor Campbell Malone, who represented Ms Holdsworth, said the family would be seeking an apology from Cleveland Police.

Responding to reporters questions, Mr Malone said: "I think, if you are trying to extract wider principles, these cases like Suzanne's, where you are talking about infant head injuries, shows the importance of people being open-minded.

"When Suzanne was originally convicted, the police, in their annual publication, congratulated themselves and I hope they are going to take a deep, serious look at this investigation.

"I know that the one thing Suzanne would like to come out of this case is an apology from them."