Natalie McNally

The man was re-arrested on January 31 in the Lisburn area after being previously arrested on December 19. He is scheduled to appear at Lisburn Magistrates Court ...

“She was delighted to be becoming a mother for the first time. “However, it remains a testament to her character that she was never restrained in what she wanted to achieve in life. He said: “Natalie was a remarkable person.

Police believe it is the same man who was on the bus footage and that he had changed his clothes.

"He was liaising with the family. He was at their home. "He will be desperate at this point. McCullagh later said in a written statement that his YouTube broadcast had not been live, but said he had been at home drinking and had fallen asleep, which was why his phone was not in use. He went on to say that he believed this was consistent with a Marigold glove and that he had recovered a glove print at the murder scene with blood on it. Over the last six weeks he has behaved in such a way that he displayed a confidence that he had got away with this. Police believe it is the same man who was on the bus footage and that he had changed his clothes. The court was told the phone was manually activated at that time, which was around three minutes after the taxi had stopped at McCullagh's house. [Translink](https://www.belfastlive.co.uk/all-about/translink) bus that he entered showed the man taking his change at which point he removed a black glove he was wearing. [Lisburn](https://www.belfastlive.co.uk/all-about/lisburn) on the day of the murder, with his hood pulled down and scarf pulled up so that his face was obscured. New CCTV footage from a Translink bus taken on the night that Natalie McNally was killed caused police to rearrest a suspect in the case, a court has heard. Police analysis on the computer of McCullagh, which was seized following his arrest, allegedly showed that was in fact a pre-recorded video, recorded around the 13th and 14th December, and broadcast as if it were live.

THE hunt for Natalie McNally's killer is one of the largest and most complex seen in recent years.

He is understood to be a former pupil at Fort Hill Integrated College in Lisburn and he on his Facebook profile says he worked as a digital editor at the Belfast Telegraph. Well known to the cyber community as reviewer of children’s toys he regularly posted videos online and his YouTube channel currently has almost 37,000 subscribers. And while the 32-year-old is alleged to have gone to great lengths to mask his part in the killing, which he denies, his social media footprint provides a window into his private life.

A man faked a video-gaming livestream to provide an alibi on the night he allegedly murdered Natalie McNally, a court has heard.

And I believe that is a heinous way of interfering with grieving parents,” he said. “The risk of further offending… “The defendant in this case has hatched a sophisticated, calculated and cool-headed plot to kill Ms McNally. Refusing bail, District Judge Rosie Watters said: “I don’t know that I’ve ever come across a case that is so complex. That phone, we don’t believe, was used or on the network on those final hours.” He has shown he is capable of deception beyond imagination. “He spoke throughout, continually, but did not speak to the people who were responding live. Your Worship, this is chilling.” “New information had come to light that caused me to review the position of Mr McCullagh. GPRS analysis showed that the taxi drove to the accused’s address, arriving at 11.13pm. The person then gets into a taxi outside Fa’ Joe’s bar in Lurgan. “So he’s double gloved.”

Stephen McCullagh, 32, was remanded in custody after appearing before a district judge on Thursday charged with the murder of Natalie McNally in Lurgan, ...

We welcome the latest development in the case. Was she pleading for her baby's life?' We have also used our platform to call for an immediate end to violence against women and girls. He added: 'He didn't know who that was. And I believe that is a heinous way of interfering with grieving parents.' He has shown he is capable of deception beyond imagination. Mr McGuinness said in the statement in which McCullagh acknowledged he was not livestreaming on the night of the murder, he claimed he was instead drinking on his own in his house and fell asleep. He will be absolutely desperate now. '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.' McCullagh was the person who claimed to have discovered Ms McNally's body in her home the day after the murder The court heard that McCullagh and Ms McNally had been exchanging messages on the afternoon before she was killed in which he told her he was going to be livestreaming that evening. He said McCullagh then went on to interact with the McNally family in the weeks that followed.

Stephen McCullagh of Woodland Gardens, Lisburn was arrested on Tuesday and appeared before Lisburn Magistrates' Court charged with the murder on Thursday. 32- ...

DCI McGuinness told the court that he believes McCullagh was attempting to determine whether the family suspected him of involvement in Natalie’s murder. The CCTV also shows the accused was double gloved and underneath wore yellow gloves. DCI McGuinness told district judge Rosie Watters that McCullagh has admitted that the live stream was pre-recorded by him days before the murder.