Jury Views McCullagh Interview in McNally Murder Trial

A jury at Belfast Crown Court viewed video footage of a police interview with Stephen McCullagh on Friday, as his trial for the murder of his pregnant partner, Natalie McNally, entered its 14th day. McNally, 32, was found dead in her Lurgan home on December 18, 2022, suffering fatal injuries including neck compression, stab wounds and blunt force trauma to the head. She was 15 weeks pregnant at the time. McCullagh, 36, from Woodland Gardens in Lisburn, has pleaded not guilty to the charge.

In the interview, conducted on February 1, 2023, following McCullagh's rearrest that month, detectives presented evidence suggesting he traveled to Lurgan on the evening of the killing. According to police, a man boarded a bus from Dunmurry to Lurgan at 7:37 p.m., walked to McNally's address in Silverwood Green, arriving at 8:52 p.m., and remained inside for 39 minutes before walking back to Lurgan town center and taking a taxi to McCullagh's Lisburn home, arriving at 11:13 p.m. CCTV footage captured the individual entering and exiting the taxi outside McCullagh's residence.

Detectives informed McCullagh that forensic examination of his devices showed no user activity on his laptop between 6...