Natalie McNally Murder: YouTuber on Trial – Details, episodes & analysis

Kelly Bonner and Chris Buckler present a special podcast series from BBC News NI.

A special podcast series from BBC News NI covering the trial of a man accused of the murder of Natalie McNally in Lurgan in 2022.

Stephen McCullagh, 36, from Woodland Gardens in Lisburn, County Antrim, has denied her murder.

Ms McNally was 32 years old and 15 weeks pregnant when she died.

Kelly Bonner and Chris Buckler will bring you the evidence presented to the jury in court each day.

On the first day of the trial - the prosecution laid out the case against Stephen McCullagh, and the jury heard the 999 call the defendant made the night after she died.

The case continues.

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A special podcast series from BBC News NI covering the trial of a man accused of the murder of Natalie McNally in Lurgan in 2022.

Stephen McCullagh, 36, from Woodland Gardens in Lisburn, County Antrim, has denied her murder.

Ms McNally was 32 years old and 15 weeks pregnant when she died.

Kelly Bonner and Chris Buckler will bring you the evidence presented to the jury in court each day.

On day 2 of the trial, the jury heard about the murder scene, the extent of Natalie’s injuries, and her likely cause of death.

The case continues.

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Warning: Contains graphic content.

If you’ve been affected by any of the issues in this podcast, help is available at www.bbc.co.uk/actionline

A special podcast series from BBC News NI covering the trial of a man accused of the murder of Natalie McNally in Lurgan in 2022.

Stephen McCullagh, 36, from Woodland Gardens in Lisburn, County Antrim, has denied her murder.

Ms McNally was 32 years old and 15 weeks pregnant when she died.

Kelly Bonner and Chris Buckler will bring you the evidence presented to the jury in court each day.

On day 3 of the trial, the jury has been shown what the prosecution described as the ‘so-called’ YouTube livestream that Stephen McCullagh initially used as an alibi.

Phone messages exchanged between the pair on the day that Natalie was killed were also read out.

The case continues.

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Warning: Contains graphic content and strong language.

If you’ve been affected by any of the issues in this podcast, help is available at www.bbc.co.uk/actionline

A special podcast series from BBC News NI covering the trial of a man accused of the murder of Natalie McNally in Lurgan in 2022.

Stephen McCullagh, 36, from Woodland Gardens in Lisburn, County Antrim, has denied her murder.

Ms McNally was 32 years old and 15 weeks pregnant when she died.

Kelly Bonner and Chris Buckler will bring you the evidence presented to the jury in court each day.

On day 4 of the trial, the jury was shown extensive CCTV material, including footage of a figure getting out of a taxi at Stephen McCullagh’s house on the night Natalie died.

The case continues.

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If you’ve been affected by any of the issues in this podcast, help is available at www.bbc.co.uk/actionline

A special podcast series from BBC News NI covering the trial of a man accused of the murder of Natalie McNally in Lurgan in 2022.

Stephen McCullagh, 36, from Woodland Gardens in Lisburn, County Antrim, has denied her murder.

Ms McNally was 32 years old and 15 weeks pregnant when she died.

Kelly Bonner and Chris Buckler will bring you the evidence presented to the jury in court each day.

On day 5 of the trial, the jury were played Stephen McCullagh’s first police interviews, in which he told Police that her ex-boyfriend was “harassing” her in the days leading up to her death.

The case continues.

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Warning: This episode features content that some listeners may find distressing.

If you’ve been affected by any of the issues in this podcast, help is available at www.bbc.co.uk/actionline

A special podcast series from BBC News NI covering the trial of a man accused of the murder of Natalie McNally in Lurgan in 2022. Stephen McCullagh, 36, from Woodland Gardens in Lisburn, county Antrim, has denied her murder.

Ms McNally was 32 years old and 15 weeks pregnant when she died. Kelly Bonner and Chris Buckler will bring you the evidence presented to the jury in court each day. Today at the trial Natalie McNally’s family tell the court how they welcomed the man accused of her killing to her wake on Christmas Day in 2022 and into their lives

The case continues

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Warning : This episode features content that some listeners may find distressing.

If you’ve been affected by any of the issues in this podcast, help is available at www.bbc.co.uk/actionline

A special podcast series from BBC News NI covering the trial of a man accused of the murder of Natalie McNally in Lurgan in 2022. Stephen McCullagh, 36, from Woodland Gardens in Lisburn, County Antrim, has denied her murder. Ms McNally was 32 years old and 15 weeks pregnant when she died. Kelly Bonner and Chris Buckler will bring you the evidence presented to the jury in court each day. The one time best friend of the accused tells the trial that Stephen McCullagh was “inconsolable” after finding Natalie’s body. She also raised questions about the YouTube livestream which Mr McCullagh initially used as an alibi – claiming he “lied” to her about it. The case continues.

Subscribe now on BBC Sounds and on the BBC NI YouTube channel.

Warning : This episode features content that some listeners may find distressing.

A special podcast series from BBC News NI covering the trial of a man accused of the murder of Natalie McNally in Lurgan in 2022.

Stephen McCullagh, 36, from Woodland Gardens in Lisburn, County Antrim, has denied her murder.

Ms McNally was 32 years old and 15 weeks pregnant when she died.

Kelly Bonner and Chris Buckler will bring you the evidence presented to the jury in court each day.

Today the jury heard that Stephen McCullagh recorded counselling sessions his ex-girlfriend was receiving after she lost a baby.

She also said that he slapped and punched her after she attempted suicide.

The defence challenged this saying that he had intervened to prevent her hurting herself.

The case continues.

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Warning: This episode contains discussion of suicide which some people may find upsetting.

If you’ve been affected by any of the issues in this podcast, help is available at www.bbc.co.uk/actionline

Warning: This episode contains very strong language which some listeners may find offensive, and deals with adult themes.

A special podcast series from BBC News NI covering the trial of a man accused of the murder of Natalie McNally in Lurgan in 2022.

Stephen McCullagh, 36, from Woodland Gardens in Lisburn, County Antrim, has denied her murder.

Ms McNally was 32 years old and 15 weeks pregnant when she died.

Kelly Bonner and Chris Buckler will bring you the evidence presented to the jury in court each day.

Today the jury heard from Natalie’s ex-boyfriend, who, in an emotional outburst from the witness box, accused Stephen McCullagh of killing her.

This former partner admitted he was not proud of how he had treated Natalie after details of sexually explicit and violent messages between them were read out in court.

The case continues.

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If you’ve been affected by any of the issues in this podcast, help is available at www.bbc.co.uk/actionline