{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/65670352d7b5d40012be7324/69bc3fc61a160b44db55c8ea?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Stephen McCullagh trial: Prosecution says accused “lied and lied again”, defence says evidence points to “another killer”","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/65670352d7b5d40012be7324/1773944626718-e5e35608-dc6f-4c8a-873d-cb294a554a67.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>The man accused of murdering Natalie McNally “lied and lied again”, a barrister has told Belfast Crown Court.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>Delivering his closing statement in the case, prosecuting barrister Charles MacCreanor KC reminded the jury that the accused Stephen McCullagh had chosen not to give evidence to his trial.&nbsp;</p><p>However, defence barrister John Kearney KC said the case against Stephen McCullagh is “dependent upon circumstantial evidence”.&nbsp;</p><p>There are “troubling” aspects of the prosecution case against the man accused of murdering Natalie McNally that point “towards some other killer”, he said.&nbsp;</p><p>36-year-old McCullagh denies killing Natalie McNally (32), who was found dead at her home in Lurgan on December 18, 2022.&nbsp;</p><p>The Belfast Telegraph’s Crime Correspondent Allison Morris is covering the case.</p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Belfast Telegraph"}