<p>The trial of the man accused of murdering Natalie McNally is continuing in Belfast. 36-year-old Stephen McCullagh of Woodland Gardens in Lisburn, denies murdering&nbsp;Ms&nbsp;McNally. She was fifteen weeks pregnant when was killed at her home in Lurgan in December 2022. On&nbsp;Tuesday,&nbsp;the state pathologist outlined the injuries she sustained in a prolonged attack – including&nbsp;defence&nbsp;wounds as she tried to fight off her attacker.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>On&nbsp;Wednesday,&nbsp;the&nbsp;jury&nbsp;heard that experts from the PSNI’s cyberteam&nbsp;determined&nbsp;McCullagh’s six-hour&nbsp;stream on&nbsp;YouTube&nbsp;was not in fact live at all but had been recorded some days before.&nbsp;The crown’s case is that this&nbsp;constituted&nbsp;a false alibi.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>Allison Morris was in court.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

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Belfast Telegraph

Stephen McCullagh trial: Jury shown YouTube ‘live stream’ from night Natalie McNally was killed

FEB 25, 202617 MIN
The BelTel

Stephen McCullagh trial: Jury shown YouTube ‘live stream’ from night Natalie McNally was killed

FEB 25, 202617 MIN

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<p>The trial of the man accused of murdering Natalie McNally is continuing in Belfast. 36-year-old Stephen McCullagh of Woodland Gardens in Lisburn, denies murdering&nbsp;Ms&nbsp;McNally. She was fifteen weeks pregnant when was killed at her home in Lurgan in December 2022. On&nbsp;Tuesday,&nbsp;the state pathologist outlined the injuries she sustained in a prolonged attack – including&nbsp;defence&nbsp;wounds as she tried to fight off her attacker.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>On&nbsp;Wednesday,&nbsp;the&nbsp;jury&nbsp;heard that experts from the PSNI’s cyberteam&nbsp;determined&nbsp;McCullagh’s six-hour&nbsp;stream on&nbsp;YouTube&nbsp;was not in fact live at all but had been recorded some days before.&nbsp;The crown’s case is that this&nbsp;constituted&nbsp;a false alibi.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>Allison Morris was in court.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>