I was appalled reading about this case and shocked to see the case collapse -
www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-56444145
It raised some interesting points for me though, if something occurs in private then surely there's a real risk of evidence being circumstantial rather than a concrete witness statement for eg. And the judge's assertion that it was more likely murder was upsetting given it's not being pursued.
"Stopping the trial, Mr Justice Goose said there were two available possibilities.
'' Firstly, Mr McPherson restrained his wife under water or overcame her in a struggle or pushed her to cause her to drown, he said. Or secondly, Ms Leeson drowned by an accident, by a trip, fall or a faint, causing her to fall into the water, he added. "Whilst the first of those alternatives is clearly more likely,..." "
Her poor family being left with this outcome too.