<p>The murder of a pregnant woman in Co Armagh a week before Christmas in 2022 has been described&nbsp;in a Belfast court&nbsp;as “planned, calculated and pre-meditated”.&nbsp;</p><br><p>32-yearold&nbsp;Natalie McNally&nbsp;was 15 weeks’ pregnant when she was attacked and killed&nbsp;in her&nbsp;Lurgan&nbsp;home.&nbsp;</p><br><p>36-year-old&nbsp;Stephen McCullagh, of Woodland Gardens&nbsp;in&nbsp;Lisburn, has denied her murder.&nbsp;</p><br><p>The prosecution set out its case on Monday.&nbsp;</p><br><p>Allison Morris, the Belfast Telegraph crime correspondent, reports.&nbsp;</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: Prosecution describes Natalie McNally murder as “planned, calculated and pre-meditated”

FEB 23, 202618 MIN
The BelTel

Stephen McCullagh trial: Prosecution describes Natalie McNally murder as “planned, calculated and pre-meditated”

FEB 23, 202618 MIN

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<p>The murder of a pregnant woman in Co Armagh a week before Christmas in 2022 has been described&nbsp;in a Belfast court&nbsp;as “planned, calculated and pre-meditated”.&nbsp;</p><br><p>32-yearold&nbsp;Natalie McNally&nbsp;was 15 weeks’ pregnant when she was attacked and killed&nbsp;in her&nbsp;Lurgan&nbsp;home.&nbsp;</p><br><p>36-year-old&nbsp;Stephen McCullagh, of Woodland Gardens&nbsp;in&nbsp;Lisburn, has denied her murder.&nbsp;</p><br><p>The prosecution set out its case on Monday.&nbsp;</p><br><p>Allison Morris, the Belfast Telegraph crime correspondent, reports.&nbsp;</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>