"Stephen McCullagh appeared to be live broadcasting himself playing computer games at his home in Co Antrim on 18 December, 2022, when police believe Natalie McNally was killed at her home in Lurgan, Co Armagh. McCullagh, 36, of Woodland Gardens in Lisburn, has denied murdering his girlfriend Ms McNally, who was 15 weeks pregnant with their son."
"The prosecution contends the livestream was pre-recorded and broadcast as live on 18 December, while McCullagh disguised himself and took a bus to Lurgan and walked to Ms McNally's house where he killed her. They say he later got a taxi home before returning to Ms McNally's house on the night of 19 December, when he made a 999 call."
"On Wednesday, the court was shown more than an hour of footage from the supposed livestream which showed McCullagh playing the games Grand Theft Auto and Robot Wars, while drinking Guinness and Baileys and making references to broadcasting live."
Stephen McCullagh, 36, is accused of murdering his pregnant girlfriend Natalie McNally, 32, who was 15 weeks pregnant with their son. McCullagh appeared to be livestreaming himself playing video games on December 18, 2022, when police believe McNally was killed. However, a police digital forensic analyst testified that the footage was recorded four days earlier and broadcast as live. The prosecution alleges McCullagh disguised himself, traveled by bus to McNally's home in Lurgan, and killed her during a prolonged assault involving stab wounds, strangulation, and blows to the head. McCullagh then allegedly took a taxi home before returning to McNally's house on December 19 to make a 999 call. The trial is expected to last five weeks.
Read at www.independent.co.uk
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