On 18 December 2022, 32-year-old Natalie McNally was found dead in her Lurgan home. According to her autopsy, she suffered multiple stab wounds, strangulation and several heavy blows to the head. Her partner, Stephen McCullagh, is now on trial for her murder in one of the highest-profile cases Northern Ireland’s courts have seen in years. Central to the trial is a gaming livestream which the prosecution allege was staged to create an alibi for the accused. Today on the Indo Daily, Fionnán Sheahan, joined by Allison Morris, Crime Correspondent with the Belfast Telegraph, to discuss the tragic death of Natalie McNally and the ongoing murder trial of Stephen McCullagh.

Source: Irish Independent March 13, 2026 16:41 UTC