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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Rory Carroll Ireland correspondent

Man’s gaming ‘livestream’ at time of girlfriend’s murder was recorded four days earlier, court told

Natalie McNally.
Natalie McNally was murdered on 18 December 2022. Photograph: Family Handout/PA

A man in Northern Ireland confected an alibi for the murder of his pregnant girlfriend by uploading a prerecorded gaming session to YouTube and pretending it was a live stream, a court has been told.

Stephen McCullagh broadcast a six-hour recording of him playing Grand Theft Auto and Robot Wars to create the impression that he was at home, while in fact he was 17 miles away committing murder, prosecutors told Belfast crown court on Thursday.

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