Overview
- Jurors were read agreed messages in which Ms McNally told one man she was single and pregnant and told another she might end her relationship after the New Year; Stephen McCullagh, 36, denies murdering her.
- Police located a 39‑minute audio file made in January 2023 inside the McNally family home, and a relative testified that McCullagh returned to the house that day saying he had forgotten his phone.
- The court heard McCullagh carried out Translink searches on December 18, 2022, for late‑night bus and train services to Lurgan and nearby areas.
- A note created on McCullagh’s phone on November 8 recorded Ms McNally’s apprehension about moving into his home and his view that he was preparing space for her and the baby.
- A day earlier, an unnamed witness denied planning an alibi for her then‑partner, attributed differences in her early police statements to shock, confirmed deleting Ms McNally’s number, and declined to answer questions about alleged past abuse.