Who is Stephen McCullagh?published at 16:10 GMT
16:10 GMT
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Stephen McCullagh is a 36-year-old man from Woodland Gardens in Lisburn, County Antrim.
The YouTuber was in a relationship with Natalie McNally at the time of her death and she was pregnant with his child.
On the night of the Natalie McNally’s murder, McCullagh broadcast a six-hour gaming “so called live stream” of him playing computer games, drinking, vaping and commenting to the camera. The stream’s title was Violent Night.
Unusually, he told viewers that he couldn’t interact or respond to comments – as streamers usually do – due to technical problems.
But the stream was not live – something he later admitted to police.
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In the six weeks that followed, McCullagh acted out the grieving boyfriend, attending her wake, visiting her grave and messaging her grieving brothers.
McCullagh denied the murder, offered no explanation for the pre-recorded live stream and didn’t take the stand during his trial.
Read more about McCullagh and how he was brought to justice.