In December 2022, 32-year-old Natalie McNally was killed in her home in Lurgan County Armagh. She was 15 weeks pregnant.

Police later charged her partner and father of her unborn child, Stephen McCullagh, and he was found guilty of her murder in March 2026. Also known as the YouTube murder, McCullagh used a fake YouTube livestream as an alibi after carrying out a planned, violent attack on Natalie.

This is the story of Natalie McNally.

Information and support 

• Samaritans UK Contact Us | Samaritans 
• Advocacy After Fatal Domestic Abuse (AAFDA) Home - AAFDA 
• Women’s Aid Home - Women's Aid 
• National Domestic Abuse Helpline UK 0808 2000 247 
• Mental health support USA Mental Health America | Homepage | Mental Health America 
• Domestic abuse helpline USA 1.800.799.SAFE Domestic Violence Support | National Domestic Violence Hotline 

References 

BBC Sounds - Natalie McNally Murder: YouTuber on Trial - Available Episodes

Natalie McNally: Family on Stephen McCullagh's lies after her murder - BBC News

NI 'most dangerous' part of UK to be a woman - BBC News

Natalie McNally: 'We treated her like a princess, we'll love her forever' - BBC News

Man found guilty of murdering pregnant partner Natalie McNally - BBC News

Jury sworn in for trial of YouTuber accused of Natalie McNally’s murder – The Irish Times

Young Lurgan woman Natalie McNally a ‘kind and caring’ person – Armagh I

Former partner of Natalie McNally ‘hoped to get away with’ her murder, trial hears – The Irish Times

A picture of violence: The 30 women killed in more than four years - BBC News

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