Man accused of murdering pregnant girlfriend ‘put on act' to cover tracks

Man allegedly made tearful 999 call to police and faked six-house gaming live-stream, court told

Natalie McNally: 15 weeks’ pregnant when she was killed in her home in Lurgan a week before Christmas 2022. File picture

A man accused of murdering his pregnant girlfriend Natalie McNally “put on an act” to cover his tracks, Belfast Crown Court has heard.

This included a tearful 999 call to police, faking a six-hour video game live stream and suggesting that an ex-partner of Ms McNally’s had been responsible, telling police “someone had knocked 10 bells out of her”.