An Adelaide woman acquitted of her mother-in-law's murder will now be able to "reconnect with her children", after prosecutors told the Supreme Court they would not be pursuing other charges.
After hearing evidence over six weeks, and three days of deliberations, a jury found 30-year-old Caroline Dela Rose Nilsson not guilty of murder in October this year.
The jury was unable to reach a verdict on the charge of manslaughter.
A different jury last year was unable to reach a verdict following an eight-week trial.
Myrna Nilsson, 57, was found dead in the laundry of her Valley View home in Adelaide's north-east in September 2016.
Her daughter-in-law was found in their driveway gagged and distressed.
Caroline Nilsson told neighbours and police that she and her mother-in-law had been the victims of a violent home invasion.
However, prosecutors said evidence from the victim's smartwatch was at odds with Ms Nilsson's version of events.
In the Supreme Court today, the Director of Public Prosecutions said it would not be pursuing other charges against Ms Nilsson.
Looking to 'reconnect' with family
Outside court, defence lawyer James Caldicott said his client was incredibly grateful for the outcome after a "five-year process".
"Obviously it has been an incredibly difficult time for her and her extended family," he said.
"We all just want to respect her privacy moving forward as she puts this matter behind her.
"It's been a very long process."
Mr Caldicott said he was not aware of any other ongoing investigation into Myrna Nilsson's death.
He said there was no recourse available to Caroline Nilsson for being put through two trials.
There was also no restrictions on moving back in with her husband, he said.
No 'clear picture' of what happened
Prosecutor Emily Telfer SC told the jurors during the retrial that Ms Nilsson "fabricated" the home-invasion story which, she said, was contradicted by data downloaded from the victim's smartwatch.
"On the accused's account, after Myrna Nilsson was killed, [Caroline Nilsson] remained in that house without calling for help for three hours," Ms Telfer said.
She said the accused told police that she was attacked, bound and gagged by two or three men "who looked like tradies", before escaping from the family home about three hours later and being found distressed by neighbours.
Defence lawyer Heath Barklay SC, for Ms Nilsson, told the court while there was no dispute that Myrna Nilsson was murdered, his client "simply did not kill" her mother-in-law.
"The defence case is that the circumstantial evidence does not paint a clear picture of murder," he said.
Mr Barklay said Ms Nilsson was a loving mother who had a good relationship with her mother-in-law, and that there was no evidence of animosity between them.
