'How did we fall for it?' - McNally family on murderer's lies after Natalie's death
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📌 Key Takeaways
- The McNally family expresses disbelief at being deceived by the murderer's lies following Natalie's death.
- The article highlights the emotional impact of the murderer's deception on the victim's family.
- It raises questions about how the family was misled during the investigation or aftermath.
- The focus is on the family's retrospective realization of the lies told by the perpetrator.
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Natalie was 15 weeks pregnant when she was murdered in her Lurgan home by the father of her baby, Stephen McCullagh.
🏷️ Themes
Deception, Grief
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'How did we fall for it?' - McNally family on murderer's lies after Natalie's death 1 hour ago Share Save Jessica Lawrence BBC News NI Share Save 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. Natalie was 15 weeks pregnant when she was stabbed and beaten to death at her home in Lurgan, County Armagh, in December 2022. Stephen McCullagh, the father of her unborn child, was convicted of her murder earlier this week . In an interview after the verdict, Noel and Bernie McNally said finding out McCullagh had been arrested for their daughter's murder was like getting "hit by a bus" and expressed the "relief" they felt after waiting almost four years for justice. 'We felt sorry for him' 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. In the days that followed he acted the part of the grieving boyfriend. Speaking to BBC News NI about the days following the 32-year-old's murder, Noel said McCullagh arrived on the night of Christmas Day to pay his respects to Natalie. "We brought him in and he told us the whole story about how he found Natalie... we felt so sorry for him," he said. "We thought he was a grieving father and everyone moved out of the wake room and left him on his own with Natalie for about 20 minutes, half an hour. "It was terrible to think... that we left him with our lovely daughter who he brutally murdered." Noel said that the family still have not got over allowing him alone with their daughter. "You feel so guilty sometimes, you know, how did we fall for it?" Natalie's mother, Bernie, said one of her sons brought McCullagh to his victim's grave. "To this day, I don't think Declan will get over that. He feels so guilty about that. "It's not Declan's fault. He was looking after him." Bernie said that the famil...
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