Nikita Ni Laimhan (Hand), has informed the excessive courtroom in Dublin at the moment throughout cross-examination how she feared for all times throughout an incident with blended martial arts fighter and UFC star, Conor McGregor — through which the sitting decide revealed the Dublin fighter had “in impact raped” her.
Hand, who appeared within the Excessive Courtroom earlier this yr in a civil case taken towards defendants, Conor McGregor in addition to James Lawrence of Rafter’s Highway in Drimnagh, alleged she was raped by the fighter following a Christmas social gathering within the penthouse suite of the Beacon Lodge in Dublin again in December, 2018.
Showing within the witness field at the moment within the Excessive Courtroom with the civil case considered by a jury of eight and sitting Choose Alexander Owens, Hand informed the jury how McGregor had choked her 3 times earlier than raping her in the course of the alleged incident six years in the past.
Nikita Hand revealed she feared for her life throughout alleged rape by Conor McGregor
Moreover, Hand revealed that Conor McGregor had pinned her to the resort mattress beneath him, and alleged that she couldn’t breathe in the course of the incident and the way as she continued to battle, the 36-year-old Crumlin native appreciated it. (through DailyMirror)
Confirming how she had bitten Conor McGregor in the course of the encounter earlier than he allegedly choked her 3 times, Hand claimed she feared for her life in the course of the incident and feared she would by no means see her younger daughter once more.
Throughout the incident, McGregor is alleged to have informed Hand after choking her 3 times, “That’s how I felt after I was within the Octagon and I needed to faucet myself out 3 times — seemingly referring to his losses throughout his profession within the UFC.
Following the incident, Hand was introduced by ambulance to the Sexual Assault Therapy Unit within the Rotunda Hospital, the place a tampon which had turn into “wedged” in her vagina in the course of the incident, was eliminated with forceps by Dr. Kane.
Contacting a buddy following the incident, Hand alleged she had been “raped and battered” and that her physique was “black and blue”, referring to a variety of bruises which had been documented on her fingers, knuckles, buttocks, forearm, and different components of her physique, in addition to 9cm laceration o on her left breast which had been inflicted when Conor McGregor pressed a Michael Kors watch towards her chest in the course of the incident.
Underneath cross-examination at the moment on the Excessive Courtroom, Mr McGregor’s counsel, Remy Farrell was informed by Hand who she admitted she had lied to her then-partner, Stephen about the place and who she was going with on the morning of the incident following the Christmas social gathering, in a bid to stop him from worrying.
Following the alleged rape, Hand messaged her boyfriend claiming she was within the Goat Grill pub in Goatstown, writing, “I’m so drunk hahah” in an admitted lie as she didn’t need to fear him.
At 4 p.m. native time, the civil case, which is anticipated to happen for as much as two weeks was adjourned forward of cross-examination tomorrow.
