Murderer's Gaming Stream Failed Alibi

0:00It's March 24th. You're listening to Europe News Today, AI-powered coverage from across the continent. I'm Cory with the story. Steven McCullough has been convicted of murdering his pregnant partner, Natalie McNally, after four-week trial at Belfast Crown Court. The 32-year-old woman was 15 weeks pregnant with a baby boy when she was found dead in her lurking home on December 18th, 2022. McCullough ran popular YouTube channels, focused on toy reviews and video game playthroughs, with his main one boasting 37,000 subscribers. On the night of the killing, he pre-recorded a six-hour gaming stream of Grand Theft Auto, pretending it was live from his home to create an alibi. The fake stream showed him wearing a Santa hat and joking that he was staying in all night, but it failed to hold up in court. He had traveled to her home where she died from strangulation, stab wounds, and beatings before calling emergency services in tears and wrongly, blaming her former partner. Following the guilty verdict, YouTube removed McCullough's main channel, BoatSaxon 07

1:04Reviews, along with his archive channel. He received a live sentence from Judge Patrick Kinning, with the minimum term to be decided on May 15th. His other social media accounts remain active for now, as authorities wrap up the case and YouTube reviews its policies on such content.