The case subsequently collapsed because the trial judge thought the evidence inadequate.

The case collapsed and, with the charges withdrawn, the couple walked free.

"The case I've been working on for the last four months collapsed."

The government's case soon collapsed, and a settlement was offered.

Victims and witnesses are vital in the criminal justice system, without their evidence cases can collapse.

The case collapsed when it reached court and full details of the allegations were never disclosed.

But the Government's case collapsed at trial, and the two were acquitted of the most serious charges against them.

The result was that the case collapsed for lack of evidence.

The case eventually collapsed after Watkins failed to attend the court.

Most of the women spent brief periods in prison before being released when the case against them collapsed.