Lawyers for Stephen McCullagh, accused of stabbing 32-year-old to death, ask for more time for consultations with client
Defence barrister Craig Patton said: “The key factor is because it is an ongoing investigation there are issues that have arisen since the application in the lower court.”
Re-listing the case for March 6th, Lady Chief Justice Dame Siobhan Keegan stressed: “I don’t want a situation where family members and lawyers are attending again on the morning of hearing and the matter is adjourned.”A previous court heard McCullagh, who works in the local media industry and has a YouTube channel, staged an online gaming stream the night she was killed.Arrested in the wake of the murder, he had been initially ruled out as a suspect due to the alleged live-stream alibi.
Extensive examination of his devices by cyber experts then indicated the footage was pre-recorded and played out as if it was live, a magistrate’s court heard earlier this month. McCullagh also allegedly interacted with the McNally family in the following weeks. Detectives claimed the accused left his phone at the home of the victim’s parents and recorded 40 minutes of audio in an attempt to determine if he was suspected of the murder.
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