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Man found guilty of murdering pregnant partner Natalie McNally
Stephen McCullagh was convicted after a cybercrime unit disproved his pre-recorded gaming livestream alibi; the victim was 15 weeks pregnant with his child.
- On Monday, a Belfast Crown Court jury convicted Stephen McCullagh, 36, of murdering his pregnant partner Natalie McNally, 32, after a five-week trial and two hours of deliberation.
- McCullagh attempted to establish a "false alibi" by pre-recording a six-hour gaming livestream on December 14, 2022, which he presented as live on the night of the murder while traveling to Lurgan.
- Police Service of Northern Ireland cybercrime experts debunked the alibi through device forensics, while CCTV footage showed McCullagh wearing a face covering traveling by bus from Dunmurry to Lurgan.
- Justice Patrick Kinney confirmed McCullagh faces a mandatory life sentence, with a tariff hearing scheduled for May to determine his minimum incarceration period and parole eligibility.
- Digital forensics proved decisive in establishing a precedent for how courts treat pre-recorded online broadcasts as evidence in homicide trials, reinforcing the necessity of cybercrime analysis in modern criminal investigations.
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He tried to deceive investigators through deception and a well-thought-out plan, but evidence gradually revealed what really happened.
The young man denied his guilt throughout.
·Budapest, Hungary
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Leaning Left12Leaning Right6Center9Last UpdatedBias Distribution45% Left
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C 33%
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