Stephen McCullagh

A 32-year-old man has been remanded in custody charged with the murder of Natalie McNally in Lurgan, Co Armagh in December. Stephen McCullagh, from Woodland ...

“He was liaising with the family. And I believe that is a heinous way of interfering with grieving parents.” He was at their home. “He will be desperate at this point. “That phone was recording what was happening in the home, and the theory is that he wanted to see was there any suspicion about him? “However, since the investigation has begun, whilst in parallel with refusing to assist the investigation, knowing that he was a very significant witness to the crime scene, he has been in constant contact with the McNally family and inquiring into the progress of the police investigation.” The court heard that he and Ms McNally had been exchanging messages on the afternoon before she was killed in which he told her he was going to be live-streaming that evening. The court heard that police also believe they can trace McCullagh from the murder scene back to his home in Lisburn through a combination of CCTV evidence, including on board a bus, and from the account of a taxi driver who police believe drove him on the final part of his journey home after committing the murder. “At the conclusion of the interview process last night or early this morning, after consultation with his legal representative, Mr McCullagh has given us a written statement essentially and in that written statement he has acceded that that live stream was not live and was in fact recorded by him on the 13th into the 14th of December and that he had streamed it on the night of Sunday the 18th,” he told the court. The court was told that McCullagh was initially arrested in the wake of the murder but then ruled out a suspect on the basis of the alleged live stream alibi. He said McCullagh, who works in the local media industry, then went on to interact with the McNally family in the weeks that followed. Accused in a written statement told police that he prerecorded the 'livestream' on December 14 and on the night of the murder was at home drinking— Allison Morris (@AllisonMorris1)

Stephen McCullagh, 32, from Woodland Gardens, Lisburn, was remanded into custody after the hearing. | UTV News.

He had met the family on a couple of occasions prior to the killing and had been with them after. The figure in the CCTV was hooded, wearing a mask and double gloved, the court was told. During the hearing, the court was told how there was a relationship between the accused and Ms McNally.

Stephen McCullagh, who has a YouTube channel, staged a live broadcast on the night Natalie McNally was killed, with footage appearing to show him playing ...

The court was told that McCullagh was initially arrested in the wake of the killing but then ruled out as a suspect on the basis of the alleged livestream alibi. He said McCullagh, who works in the local media industry, then went on to interact with the McNally family in the weeks that followed. Mr McGuinness told district judge Rosie Watters that while McCullagh denies involvement in Natalie McNally’s murder he has conceded in police interview that the purported live stream was pre-recorded by him days earlier. A senior detective told the court that extensive technical examination of his devices by cyber experts has indicated the footage was pre-recorded and played out as if it was live. During a remand hearing that lasted almost an hour, the court heard Stephen McCullagh, who has a YouTube channel, staged a live broadcast on the night of the killing, with footage appearing to show him playing the video game Grand Theft Auto for six hours. A man accused of the murder of pregnant woman Natalie McNally 'staged a live video game broadcast' on the night she was killed, a court has heard.

The accused is Stephen McCullagh, of Woodlands Gardens in Lisburn. The 32-year-old is charged with the murder of Natalie McNally and he appeared before Lisburn ...

The court heard that CCTV evidence, witness evidence and “cyber enquiries” led to the defendant’s re-arrest, with police having investigated CCTV from a bus, and a livestream from the defendant’s YouTube channel on the day of the offence. However, the 32-year-old was re-arrested on Tuesday in the Lisburn area and has today (Thursday) been charged with her murder. The 32-year-old is charged with the murder of Natalie McNally and he appeared before Lisburn Magistrates’ Court today (Thursday).

Stephen McCullagh, 32, from Woodland Gardens, Lisburn, has been remanded in custody after appearing in Lisburn Magistrates' Court over the murder of 32-year-old ...

The court was told that McCullagh was initially arrested in the wake of the murder but then ruled out as a suspect on the basis of the alleged livestream alibi. He said McCullagh, who works in the local media industry, then went on to interact with the McNally family in the weeks that followed. [Lisburn,](https://www.belfastlive.co.uk/all-about/lisburn) has been remanded in custody after appearing in Lisburn Magistrates' Court over the murder of 32-year-old Natalie McNally in [Lurgan](https://www.belfastlive.co.uk/all-about/lurgan) in December. A man accused of the murder of Natalie McNally in Lurgan 'staged a live video game broadcast' on the night she was killed, a court has heard. Mr McGuinness told district judge Rosie Watters that while McCullagh denies involvement in Natalie McNally’s murder he has conceded in police interview that the purported live stream was pre-recorded by him days earlier. A senior detective told the court that extensive technical examination of his devices by cyber experts has indicated the footage was pre-recorded and played out as if it was live.

A man charged with murdering Natalie McNally allegedly continued to interact with her family in the weeks after the murder.

The court was told McCullagh was initially arrested in the wake of the killing but then ruled out a suspect on the basis of the alleged livestream alibi. “At the conclusion of the interview process last night or early this morning, after consultation with his legal representative, Mr McCullagh has given us a written statement essentially and in that written statement he has acceded that that live stream was not live and was in fact recorded by him on the 13th into the 14th of December and that he had streamed it on the night of Sunday the 18th,” he told the court. PSNI Detective Chief Inspector Neil McGuinness noted that on the footage McCullagh tells his 37,000 subscribers that he is unable to interact with them live due to technical issues.

A man accused of murdering Natalie McNally allegedly staged a live online gaming session on the night she was killed, a court has heard.

Refusing bail, district judge Watters said: “I don’t know that I’ve ever come across a case that is so complex. And I believe that is a heinous way of interfering with grieving parents,” he said. “The defendant in this case has hatched a sophisticated, calculated and cool-headed plot to kill Ms McNally. He has shown he is capable of deception beyond imagination. He later returned to collect it, claiming he had forgotten it. The prosecution lawyer added: “That phone was recording what was happening in the home, and the theory is that he wanted to see if there was any suspicion about him.

Stephen McCullagh, of Woodland Gardens in Lisburn, was arrested on Tuesday and charged yesterday. He did not speak during the appearance at Lisburn Magistrates' ...

The Detective Inspector said that on 4pm on 18 December, Mr McCullagh had set up a broadcast on YouTube in relation to a video game for which the footage is still available. It was also claimed that following the attack at Ms McNally's address on 18 December, a taxi was taken in the direction of Mr McCullagh’s address. During today's hearing which was attended by members of Ms McNally's family, the Detective Chief Inspector leading the case said Mr McCullagh had originally been arrested on 19 December, the day after the attack and he agreed with his defence counsel Craig Patton BL that it had been widely publicised afterwards that he was no longer a suspect.