YouTuber Allegedly Stages Live Stream Before Murder

0:00On this February 26th, this episode is brought to you by NordVPN, fast, reliable online privacy. Links in the episode description. Here's what's shaping the UK right now. Jurors at Belfast Crown Court heard that a 36-year-old YouTuber from Lisburn pre-recorded a gaming live stream four days before allegedly, stabbing his pregnant girlfriend to death on December 18th, 2022. Prosecutors claimed Stephen McCullough streamed the six-hour video as if it were live from his home in County Antrim while he actually traveled by bus. To Natalie McNally's house in Lurgan, county Armagh disguised himself and killed her there. She was 32 and 15 weeks pregnant with their son at the time. The couple had been exchanging affectionate messages about Christmas and her pregnancy just days earlier, but McCullough sent unanswered texts after midnight on December 19th. Then called emergency services from her home that night. A digital forensic analyst testified that McCullough's computer

1:01showed the footage was recorded on December 14th, played back as live, starting at 6 pm on the 18th, with no user activity until after midnight on the 19th. He deleted the file early on the 19th. McCullough denies the planned murder charge and the trial moves forward with more evidence to come.