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Girl claims MMA fighter choked her earlier than rape

Brian Lawless/PA Wire Conor McGregor outside the High Court in Dublin.  He has a beard, shaved hair and is wearing a navy suit and a white shirt.Brian Lawless/PA Wire

Conor McGregor denies sexually assaulting Nikita Hand in a Dublin lodge room

A girl who has accused Irish blended martial artist Conor McGregor of raping her has informed a courtroom he choked her thrice and he or she thought she was going to die.

Nikita Hand has taken civil motion in opposition to Mr McGregor and one other man, in search of damages for an alleged intercourse assault in a Dublin lodge in December 2018.

Mr McGregor denies the allegations and his attorneys informed an earlier listening to that Ms Hand is trying extortion.

In 2020, Eire’s Director of Public Prosecutions determined to not criminally prosecute both man as a result of a scarcity of proof and no cheap prospect of conviction.

In a Republic of Eire civil motion – versus a prison case – neither the complainant nor the 2 accused males are entitled to automated anonymity in the course of the courtroom proceedings.

As she gave proof on Wednesday, Ms Hand was visibly shaking and the courtroom was adjourned repeatedly so she might take breaks.

The previous hair colourist outlined her recollections of the alleged assault, which started after a Christmas night time out with colleagues on Saturday 8 December 2018.

Ms Hand had been consuming and admitted she had taken cocaine when she contacted Mr McGregor that night time.

She mentioned he collected her and a good friend from the salon in a chauffeured automobile to go to a different occasion.

Ms Hand went to a penthouse suite within the Beacon Lodge with a gaggle who included Mr McGregor and his safety crew.

She recalled telling Mr McGregor she was not there for intercourse – that she had a boyfriend and knew his associate.

However she claimed Mr McGregor positioned her in a chokehold and choked her thrice.

“He pinned me down on the mattress, I held my arms to my chest, he put his physique weight on prime of me.”

‘I believed I would by no means see my daughter once more’

Brian Lawless/PA Wire Nikita Hand at the High Court in Dublin, where she is claiming civil damages against mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor and another man,Brian Lawless/PA Wire

Nikita Hand is claiming civil damages for an alleged sexual assault in 2018

Ms Hand mentioned she couldn’t breathe and felt her “solely defence was to chunk him”.

“He did not prefer it. So he flipped round and had me by the neck and shoulders,” she mentioned.

Ms Hand alleged that at this stage she froze.

“I could not transfer, I used to be staring on the mattress submit fascinated by my daughter, considering I used to be gonna die,” she mentioned.

“I believed I would by no means see my daughter once more.”

After this, she alleged Mr McGregor let her go and he or she apologised to him to “reassure” him in order that “he would not harm me once more”.

Ms Hand mentioned that McGregor mentioned: “‘That is how I felt within the octagon and I needed to faucet myself out thrice’.

She added: “I believed it was such a bizarre factor to say. I promised him I would not inform anybody something.

“I simply let him do no matter he wanted to do, so I might survive, I wasn’t myself anymore.”

After this, Ms Hand alleges the MMA fighter pulled off her garments and raped her.

She mentioned she later wakened in a panic, frightened she had not contacted her associate.

She texted her associate saying she was having a good time, however Ms Hand informed the courtroom she had performed this as a result of she “did not need to fear him”.

When McGregor left, Ms Hand was left within the lodge room with the second defendant James Lawerence, from Rafters Street in Drimnagh, Dublin.

“I keep in mind breaking down then,” she mentioned.

“Issues have been coming again to me, taking a look at my arms. I mentioned: ‘You all turned a blind eye to what Conor does to girls.'”

Ms Hand claims Mr Lawerence replied: “I cant consider I used to be on this room when that was taking place to you.”

She added he tried to calm her and ordered her a burger and chips.

Brian Lawless/PA Wire James Lawrence arrives at High Court in Dublin.  He has short blond hair and is wearing a black top with a zip collar.Brian Lawless/PA Wire

Mr McGregor’s co-defendant is Dubliner James Lawrence

Within the days after the alleged assault, Ms Hand informed a colleague after which her mom concerning the alleged assault.

She sought hospital therapy and commenced partaking with the Dublin Rape Disaster Centre.

However when she reported the assault to gardaí at a later date, she was informed Mr Lawrence claimed that he had intercourse along with her on the identical night time within the lodge.

“I used to be shocked, I had no reminiscence of that in any respect,” Ms Hand informed the courtroom.

“I believed James was looking for me and he says issues like that.”

The courtroom was later proven CCTV footage of Mr McGregor leaving the lodge at about 18:00 GMT on the Sunday night time, whereas Ms Hand and Ms Lawrence left at 22:17 GMT.

Ms Hand and Mr Lawrence appeared barefoot in a number of the CCTV footage – they have been carrying drinks and struggling to return to their room from the lodge raise.

Ms Hand wept and shook because the footage was performed, saying she had no recollection of being within the raise or carpark.

Within the time because the alleged assault, the courtroom heard Ms Hand has been unable to work as a result of psychological well being points and resides on incapacity allowance.

The case continues.


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