I just had too much doubt to convict. I thought it was entirely believable that she had told him CPS took the child, as that would hardly be surprising. She was such a liar, and she cut a deal so wasn’t a credible witness as she had so much to gain by lying. He seemed so genuinely shocked and stunned when police told him Bella was dead. He was not my kind of person (!!) but he didn’t seem capable of murder. There was more, much of which I’ve forgotten now anyway, and I don’t want to get too off topic and get into trouble, but that’s the basic gist