Natalie McNally: Family on Stephen McCullagh's lies after her murder
Original article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckgw18pzjk8o
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“The father of Natalie McNally said he has not been able to get over allowing her murderer to be left alone with her during her wake.”
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“Natalie was 15 weeks pregnant when she was stabbed and beaten to death at her home in Lurgan, County Armagh, in December 2022.”
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“Stephen McCullagh, the father of her unborn child, was convicted of her murder earlier this week.”
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“McCullagh had been arrested the day Natalie's body was found but later released, after giving the police a false alibi of a so-called 'live stream' on his YouTube channel which he later admitted he had pre-recorded.”
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“McCullagh was arrested for a second time almost two months after Natalie's murder.”
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“McCullagh denied murdering Natalie but it took a jury just over two hours of deliberation to deliver a guilty verdict earlier this week.”
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“The judge told the court the offence comes with a life sentence, due to be set in May.”
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“The McNally family brought McCullagh to Natalie's grave.”
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“McCullagh was allowed to be alone with Natalie during her wake.”
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