The Latest Breaking News from Belfast Crown Court

Three men not guilty of murder of Lyra McKee

A judge has delivered her judgment in the long-running trial at Belfast Crown Court.

Evening Standard · Jul 3

Stephen McCullagh to appeal against sentence for murder of Natalie McNally

McCullagh staged a fake YouTube gaming livestream to provide an alibi while he murdered Ms McNally.

Evening Standard · Jun 30

YouTuber who murdered pregnant partner, then staged Grand Theft Auto ‘live stream’, to appeal sentence

Police experts discovered the six-hour stream had actually been filmed four days before and broadcast as live

The Independent UK · Jun 30

Former teacher jailed over abuse of pupils at Belfast school in 1970s

William Lloyd-Lavery, 77, of Richmond Avenue, Lisburn, has been sentenced to two years in prison.

Evening Standard · Apr 28

Judgment reserved after trial of three men accused of murdering Lyra McKee

The non-jury trial of the trio started at Belfast Crown Court almost two years ago.

Evening Standard · Apr 16

One of Lyra McKee murder accused ‘part of shooting party’ and ‘stewarded crowd’

Three men have been accused of the murder of the Belfast journalist in 2019.

Evening Standard · Mar 26

The YouTuber who tried to get away with murder by ‘live streaming’ Grand Theft Auto

Natalie McNally, 32, was 15 weeks pregnant when she was violently killed

The Independent UK · Mar 23

Natalie McNally’s partner found guilty of her murder

Stephen McCullagh was found guilty by a jury of six men and six women at the start of the fifth week of his trial at Belfast Crown Court.

Evening Standard · Mar 23

Jury told to consider ‘different strands’ of evidence in Natalie McNally murder case

Mr Justice Kinney has been delivering his charge to the jury at Belfast Crown Court in the trial of murder accused Stephen McCullagh.

Evening Standard · Mar 20

Natalie McNally suffered horrendous and savage beating, jury is told

Belfast Crown Court has been told that murder accused Stephen McCullagh had ‘lied and lied again’.

Evening Standard · Mar 18