Dressed head to toe in black, he had his face covered and wore thick black gloves.
Police have released CCTV footage showing Natalie McNally’s killer, Stephen McCullagh, wearing rubber gloves as he boarded a bus on his way to murder her.
McCullagh was sentenced to 31 years behind bars on Wednesday for the murder of his pregnant partner, Natalie McNally in December 2022.
Mr Justice Kinney said he was “satisfied beyond reasonable doubt” that McCullagh’s attempt to fake a YouTube live stream was “an integral part” in his planning of the murder.
The Judge also highlighted McCullagh’s attempts to avoid detection, which included attempts to change his appearance on the night of the murder and the “manipulation” of his friends and Natalie’s family in the aftermath.
The footage released by the PSNI shows McCullagh boarding a bus at Redwood in Dunmurry and travelling to Lurgan.
Dressed head to toe in black, he had his face covered and wore thick black gloves.
McCullagh then paid the driver in cash.
After dropping something, he bends down to pick it up and takes off one of the black gloves, revealing a yellow rubber washing up glove below.
McCullagh then proceeds to take his change before moving to the back of the bus.
Ms McNally was 32 years old was 15 weeks pregnant when she was beaten, strangled and stabbed by McCullagh in her Silverwood Green home in Lurgan between 8.50pm and 9.30pm on Sunday December 18, 2022.
A jury of six men and six women found Stephen McCullagh guilty of her murder back in March.
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