{"podcast":{"title":"The BelTel","slug":"the-beltel-5373912","podcast_index_feed_id":5373912,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/65670352d7b5d40012be7324","website_url":"https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/65670352d7b5d40012be7324/show-cover.jpg","author":"Belfast Telegraph Podcasts","episode_count":825,"summary":"The BelTel brings you some of Northern Ireland's top journalists, Allison Morris, Sam McBride and Suzanne Breen to name but a few, giving you the inside stories behind what is in the news. Presented by Ciarán Dunbar, the Bel Tel investigates, debates and informs every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-22T06:18:36.697495+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-beltel-5373912"},"episode":{"title":"Natalie McNally murderer McCullagh gets 31 years","slug":"natalie-mcnally-murderer-mccullagh-gets-31-years","published_at":"2026-06-03T14:49:05+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-beltel-5373912/natalie-mcnally-murderer-mccullagh-gets-31-years","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-beltel-5373912","url":"https://shows.acast.com/the-beltel/episodes/natalie-mcnally-murderer-mccullagh-gets-31-years","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/65670352d7b5d40012be7324/e/6a203ee13ab59ca4e2ae501e/media.mp3","summary":"Stephen McCullagh will do at least 31 years of jail time before he is even considered for release.    32-year-old Natalie McNally had been 15 weeks pregnant when she was subjected to a violent attack and murdered at her home in Lurgan in December 2022.    The judge, Mr Justice Kinney, told McCullagh that he committed a “brutal senseless murder and planned it in remorseless detail.”    “The killing was cold blooded and calculated.”    McCullagh tried to pin the murder on Lewis Jones, Natalie’s ex-partner, after having set up a false alibi.     But the jury rejected that and found McCullagh guilty of the murder at Belfast Crown Court earlier this year.    Kurtis Reid was in court for the tariff hearing.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Stephen McCullagh will do at least 31 years of jail time before he is even considered for release. 32-year-old Natalie McNally had been 15 we…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1074,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-beltel-5373912/episodes/natalie-mcnally-murderer-mccullagh-gets-31-years/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-beltel-5373912/natalie-mcnally-murderer-mccullagh-gets-31-years.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}