Natalie McNally accused left ‘hidden messages’ in staged livestream, court told

Natalie McNally’s father Noel (left) and mother Bernie (second from right) with family members outside Belfast High Court ahead of a bail application hearing for Stephen McCullagh, who is in custody over the murder of the 32-year-old in Lurgan in December (Liam McBurney/PA)

A man accused of murdering expectant mother Natalie McNally left “hidden messages” about her death in a staged gaming livestream, a barrister has told a court.

Northern Ireland’s Lady Chief Justice Dame Siobhan Keegan denied a bail application from Stephen McCullagh, 33, at the High Court in Belfast.