Their relationship lasted 133 days. It began on a dating app in the summer of 2022 and ended the week before that Christmas when Natalie McNally (32) was murdered in her Co Armagh home by Stephen McCullagh (36). She was 15 weeks pregnant with his child, a baby boy who was to be named Dean, … Read more
Evidence in the trial of a man accused of murdering his pregnant partner, Natalie McNally, “points towards some other killer,” Belfast Crown Court has heard. Delivering his closing statement to jurors on Thursday, defence barrister John Kearney said that when they “scratch the surface” of the case, “reasonable doubt resides” about Stephen McCullagh carrying out … Read more
Two people have come forward who may hold “relevant information” about the murder of German backpacker Inga Maria Hauser in Northern Ireland almost 40 years ago, the Coroner’s Court has been told. The 18-year-old’s body was discovered dumped in a remote part of Ballypatrick Forest close to the seaside town of Ballycastle, Co Antrim, in … Read more
An ex-girlfriend of a man accused of murdering his pregnant partner has claimed he punched her during a suicide attempt to “knock sense” into her, Belfast Crown Court has heard. Jurors were told that Stephen McCullagh allegedly assaulted his former partner after she tried to jump out of a car he was driving, telling her … Read more
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A Co Antrim man is to plead guilty to killing Chloe Mitchell by reason of diminished responsibility, a court heard on Friday. Brandon John Rainey (29), formerly of James Street, Ballymena, was due to go on trial at Belfast Crown Court on March 9th for the murder of Chloe Mitchell, which he denied. He had … Read more
CCTV footage of a figure throwing items over a hedge beside the house of a man accused of murdering his pregnant partner has been shown in a Belfast court. On the fourth day of the trial of Stephen McCullagh, who denies murdering Natalie McNally in Co Armagh a week before Christmas in 2022, a jury … Read more
Natalie McNally suffered a “prolonged assault” with “multiple blows” to her head, strangulation and stab wounds to her neck, the trial of a man accused of her murder has heard. Stephen McCullagh showed no emotion in the dock as the injuries sustained by the deceased were outlined by the pathologist who carried out the autopsy … Read more
A jury has been sworn in at Belfast Crown Court in the trial of a man accused of murdering Natalie McNally in Co Armagh four years ago. Stephen McCullagh (35), from Woodland Gardens in Lisburn, Co Antrim, has denied her murder. Natalie McNally (32) was stabbed at her home in Silverwood Green, Lurgan, on the … Read more
An Antrim woman went into cardiac arrest after her drink was spiked on her 18th birthday and woke from a coma to discover she was pregnant. Laura and Lucia An Antrim woman was told she was pregnant as she woke from a coma after she went into cardiac arrest when she got spiked while celebrating … Read more