Northern Ireland - Natalie McNally, 32, 15 weeks pregnant, stabbed to death, Dec 2022 *arrest*

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Natalie McNally: Accused Stephen McCullagh refused bail

Stephen McCullagh, 33, denies murdering his then girlfriend who was expecting his child.

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https://www.itv.com/news/utv/2023-03-06/court-told-of-natalie-mcnally-murder-accused-hidden-messages-as-bail-refused

The court heard that three days before she died, Ms McNally had exchanged 33 WhatsApp messages with an ex-boyfriend.
Those messages were part of the suspected “catalyst” for her killing, it was contended.

Ms Pinkerton highlighted a “side mission” within the violent Grand Theft Auto game involved the player murdering a woman by hitting her with a car and making it look like an accident.
It was claimed that McCullagh needlessly chose to play the side mission at that specific time.

It was revealed in court that McCullagh requested and was permitted to spend time alone with Ms McNally’s body, prior to her funeral, on Christmas night.
“He spent roughly 20 minutes with her undisturbed. What he was doing is unknown,” Ms Pinkerton added.

 

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Natalie McNally murder trial 'some months away', court hears

Stephen McCullagh is accused of murdering Ms McNally who was expecting his child.

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The case is next due to be mentioned on 21 April when the prosecution is expected to give a date for when the file will be ready.

 

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Stephen McCullagh pleads not guilty to murder of Natalie McNally with trial date set

A man has pleaded not guilty to murdering Lurgan woman Natalie McNally.

www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk

Mr Justice O'Hara then enquired about a trial and was told by defence barrister John Kearney KC that the hearing is expected to last three to four weeks.

The defence barrister raised the issue about a venue for trial.

Revealing there will be a "considerable" amount of CCTV presented to the jury, Mr Keaney asked that the trial be held in Belfast.

This, he said, was due to technical reasons as he said Belfast would be better equipped to deal with the IT requirements needed and would be the "preferred option."

Mr Justice O'Hara set a trial date for Monday, September 9.

 

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A picture of violence: The 24 women killed in four years

In at least 20 of the 24 deaths, the killers - or the suspects in their killings - were well-known to the women.

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