Murder accused was 'inconsolable' the night Natalie McNally was killed, friend says
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📌 Key Takeaways
- A friend testified the murder accused was 'inconsolable' on the night of Natalie McNally's killing.
- The testimony suggests the accused displayed extreme emotional distress around the time of the crime.
- The case centers on the events and the accused's state surrounding Natalie McNally's death.
- The friend's account is being presented as evidence in the ongoing murder trial.
Natalie McNally was 15 weeks pregnant when she died at her home in Lurgan in December 2022.
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Murder Trial, Witness Testimony
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Murder accused was 'inconsolable' the night Natalie McNally was killed, friend says 1 hour ago Share Save Kelly Bonner BBC News NI Share Save A friend of Stephen McCullagh has told Belfast Crown Court about the moment he phoned her to tell her Natalie McNally had been killed. McCullagh, 36, from Woodland Gardens in Lisburn, County Antrim, has denied murdering Natalie who was killed in her Silverwood Green home in Lurgan on 18 December. Natalie was 15 weeks pregnant when she died. Anne McCullough said McCullagh was "really upset" and "screaming - she's gone, she's gone, Natalie's gone". She said at this point she "honestly thought she'd left him". However a police officer took the phone and told her the 32-year-old had died. "He was so loud. He was howling, crying and screaming," Ms McCullough said: "I was trying to get him to calm down." She said he was "inconsolable". Ms McCullough told Belfast Crown Court she and the defendant had known each other since they were 18 and were in college together studying film-making. "We were really good friends. Best friends," she said. Ms McCullough told the court that McCullagh was "overjoyed and so excited" about having a baby. "He was learning to cook. Reading up on parenting," she said. "Reading up about diabetes. He seemed to be prepping to become dad." Natalie was diabetic. Prosecution barrister Charles MacCreanor KC asked Ms McCullough to describe McCullagh and Natalie's relationship. Ms McCullough said they were "very lovely, very positive". "It was the happiest I'd ever seen him," she said. She told the court that she thought Natalie "was fantastic" and that she "challenged" McCullagh. 'He said his clothes were evidence' Ms McCullough told the court she drove to Natalie's home on the night she was killed to support McCullagh. As she was travelling to Lurgan she said she got another phone call from her friend. "He was much calmer. He was zoned out. I would say he disassociated," she said. She said he "started talking abou...
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