Officer tells murder trial of scene in Natalie McNally's home after her death
PacemakerA police officer has told a murder trial of the scene he found when entering the home of pregnant woman Natalie McNally after her death.
The 32-year-old was killed in Silverwood Green in Lurgan in December 2022.
Stephen McCullagh, from Woodland Gardens in Lisburn, is accused of her murder. He denies the charge.
Giving evidence during the second day of McCullagh's trial, a police sergeant said he attended the scene following a 999 call.
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The sergeant told the court of how Natalie was found lying on the first floor, with her head in the living room and her feet protruding into the hallway.
"There was blood visible around her neck. I noticed a puncture wound," he told Belfast Crown Court.
He said he also saw a silver dog bowl, close to Natalie's head, which "looked like it had been used to collect blood".
He confirmed that from his vantage point from the top of the stairs, he saw a black-handled knife.
Close to that, he said, he saw "some blood on the lower part of the wall - about a foot up".
The trial continues.
