Stephen McCullagh is found guilty of murdering his pregnant partner, Natalie McNally, after a five-week trial at Belfast Crown Court. Multiple reports say McCullagh, 36, denies the murder charge. Following conviction, probation-related materials are reported to include statements in which he refers to himself as a “monster.” The outlets agree that the case involved the death of McNally while she was pregnant, and that the prosecution proceeded to trial rather than a guilty plea. All sources frame the outcome as a conviction delivered after the extended hearing at Belfast Crown Court, which took place over five weeks. The reporting also consistently notes McCullagh’s denial throughout the legal process up to the point of the trial’s conclusion. The accounts do not provide additional details beyond the conviction, trial length, and the reported probation language describing his self-characterization.