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| A nanny accused of killing the baby son of two police officers has been cleared after a judge directed a jury to find her not guilty. | A nanny accused of killing the baby son of two police officers has been cleared after a judge directed a jury to find her not guilty. |
| Prosecutors had alleged Linda Wise, 47, shook Isaac Rowlinson when he was just 13 weeks old, causing brain damage. | Prosecutors had alleged Linda Wise, 47, shook Isaac Rowlinson when he was just 13 weeks old, causing brain damage. |
| Isaac, the son of Lancashire Police detectives Lisa and Paul Rowlinson, died 10 months later after suffering an epileptic fit. | Isaac, the son of Lancashire Police detectives Lisa and Paul Rowlinson, died 10 months later after suffering an epileptic fit. |
| Miss Wise, of Gaerwen, Anglesey, denied manslaughter at Liverpool Crown Court. | |
| Mr Justice David Clarke had informed the defence and prosecution on Thursday, in the absence of the jury, that he considered there was insufficient evidence against the defendant. | |
| The judge told the jury on Friday he had been "greatly troubled" by the prosecution evidence since around halfway through the case. | |
| Among other reasons, he said, in his view the jury could not reasonably conclude that the bleeding on Isaac's brain took place in the timeframe prosecutors alleged.Isaac died 10 months after the alleged incident | |
| He added: "Yesterday, when I indicated the ruling I am giving today, I said there were no winners in this case. | |
| "The loss to the parents of Isaac is incalculable and the defendant herself has been under a cloud of suspicion for a long time. | |
| "And that cloud may not lift at once now the case has come to an end." | |
| Mrs Rowlinson, 38, a detective constable, and her 41-year-old husband, a detective inspector, did not attend court on Friday. | |
| Det Supt Mick Gradwell, of Lancashire Constabulary's Major Investigation Team, who led the inquiry, said: "While we are naturally disappointed with this outcome, from the outset this has been an incredibly complex investigation. | |
| "We respect the judge's ruling and accept his comments. | |
| "Our thoughts remain with Paul and Lisa who, regardless of the outcome of this case, have lost their son." |