A YouTuber set up a fake livestream to give him an alibi for murdering a pregnant woman, prosecutors say | Business Insider

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A YouTuber staged a fake livestream of himself playing 'Grand Theft Auto: Vice City' to give himself an alibi for the murder of a pregnant woman, prosecutors in the UK alleged.

covered a hearing at a court in Lisburn, Northern Ireland, at which McCullagh's request to be released on bail was denied.

The Guardian said that a senior police investigator, Neil McGuinness, told the court that technical analysis determined that the footage was pre-recorded.In the stream, McCullagh claimed several times that the video was live but said he could not respond to the video's live chat due to a technical glitch.

In the hearing, prosecutors accused McCullagh of a"sophisticated, calculated and cool-headed plot" and said he was"capable of deception beyond imagination," per the Guardian.

 

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