Stephen McCullagh alleged “mastery of media” cited at Belfast Crown Court
A 34-year old man accused of murdering his pregnant partner Natalie McNally was refused bail on Friday on grounds including concerns of his alleged “mastery of media”.
Ms McNally was aged 32 and 15 weeks pregnant when she was found with fatal stab wounds. The accused, from Woodland Gardens in Derriaghy, appeared for the bail hearing via a videolink with HMP Maghaberry. As Ms McNally’s family sat in the public gallery, a crown prosecutor outlined several objections to McCullagh’s release.
Mr MacCreanor said this included the lengths McCullagh went to in providing a “false alibi” which included doctoring a YouTube livestream - as well as his browsing history in November 2022 which included searches such as ‘in an execution by gunshot, is it more painful to be shot in the head or the heart’ and ‘which is less painful, drowning or burning to death’.
Refusing bail on the grounds that there was a risk of interfering with justice, Mr Justice O’Hara then set the date for the murder trial to commence as Tuesday May 6, 2025.
Crime Belfast Crown Court Lisburn Co Antrim Co Armagh Stephen Mccullagh
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