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Conor McGregor’s partner Dee leaves court in tears after jury finds MMA fighter DID sexually assault woman in hotel
CONOR McGregor’s partner was seen leaving court in tears after a jury found he DID sexually assault a woman in a hotel.
The Irish mixed martial arts fighter, 36, was accused of raping Nikita Hand at a hotel in south Dublin in December 2018.
The Irish sports star – who arrived hand in hand with Dee Devlin – previously told the court he had consensual sex with Ms Hand in a penthouse at the Beacon Hotel.
The jury in the civil case against Mr McGregor delivered its verdict on Friday afternoon and awarded her damages of 248,603.60 euro.
Mr McGregor shook his head after the jury read out that Ms Hand had won her case against him.
Dee appeared tearful as they left court together, before being surrounded by photographers.
Ms Hand, who is also known as Nikita Ni Laimhin, lost her case against another man, James Lawrence, who she accused of assaulting her by allegedly having sex without her consent at the same hotel.
Following eight days of evidence and three days listening to closing speeches and the judge’s charge, the jury of eight women and four men spent six hours and 10 minutes deliberating before returning with its verdict.
Mr McGregor was accompanied by his family, including Dee, his parents, sister and brother-in-law.
He sat in the back row of the court, between his partner and mother, Margaret.
Nikita Hand, 35, had accused mixed martial arts fighter McGregor of a brutal rape after a Christmas night out.
The former hair colourist sought civil damages against the 36-year-old sports star over the alleged rape at a Dublin hotel penthouse in December 2018.
McGregor, who took the stand to claim he had consensual sex with Ms Hand, denied all allegations, as does co-defendant James Lawrence.
The jury in the High Court trial was sent out for deliberation at 3pm on Thursday following final remarks from the judge.
Mr Justice Owens told jurors that the onus of proof was on the plaintiff – and the standard of proof is on balance of probabilities.
The judge urged the jury: “Look at all the evidence.”
Judge Owens told jurors if they found that McGregor assaulted Ms Hand, they would have the option of awarding aggravated and punitive damages, as well as a general award of compensation.
After deliberating for around one hour on Thursday, the jury were sent home for the night at 4pm.
The judge had cautioned the jury not to discuss their deliberations with anyone last night, including any loved ones who must be “madly interested in all of this”.
The jury resumed their deliberations just after 10am today.
The jury of eight women and four men was given an issue paper, with a number of questions.
Question one asked: “Did Conor McGregor assault Nikita Hand?”
The judge said if they answered no to this question, then that is the end of the case against Mr McGregor.
But if they answered yes, they would then go on to consider damages.
Ms Hand has sued both Mr McGregor and Mr Lawrence, alleging the pair “brutally raped and battered” her in a hotel penthouse six years ago.
The mum-of-one, from Drimnagh in Dublin, claimed they both raped her in the Beacon Hotel, Dublin, on December 9, 2018, during a cocaine and alcohol-fuelled afterparty.
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Both denied her allegation, and claimed the sex was consensual.
Before the jury were sent out to begin considering its decision, Justice Owens yesterday finished summarising Mr McGregor’s evidence.
Mr McGregor described Ms Hand’s allegation that he raped her as “lies”.
McGregor told the court the sex was “enthusiastic and athletic”.
The cage fighter was shown photos of bruises on the complainant’s body taken in the days after the alleged assault.
Under cross-examination by Ms Hand’s barrister John Gordon, Mr McGregor denied causing the bruises, saying they “possibly came from her diving into the bath”.
But Mr Gordon drew the jury’s attention to the medical evidence about the severity of Ms Hand’s bruises.
And Ms Hand’s barrister highlighted how a tampon had to be removed from her using forceps in hospital when she attended after the alleged rape.
Mr Gordon said: “The liar here is Mr McGregor who doesn’t have the courage or the decency to own up to what he did.
“He’s not a man, he’s a devious coward and you should treat him for what he is.”
And referring to bruising on Ms Hand’s body, Mr Gordon said: “Let’s put it this way: somebody did it. It happened in the Beacon Hotel. It was Mr McGregor.”
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MARK HUGHES was a huge disappointment as Bradford boss and lacked people skills.
That is the damning view of Bantams midfielder Richie Smallwood, who has revealed how underwhelmed he was by the Manchester United legend’s spell at the club.
Hughes had an illustrious playing career which also took in Chelsea, Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Southampton, Everton and Blackburn.
He also managed Rovers, Manchester City, Southampton, Stoke, Fulham and QPR in the Premier League as well as his home nation, Wales.
But he had 19 months in charge at Valley Parade before he was sacked in October 2023 with the club sitting 18th in League Two.
Smallwood, 33, took a two-division drop in 2022 having just racked up 42 Championship appearances as Hull captain because of the lure of Hughes.
But Sparky could only lead the Bantams to play-off semi-final agony in his only full season in charge.
Asked if he enjoyed working for the former star striker, Smallwood said: “To be honest, no. We didn’t get the job done despite having a good enough team.
“I didn’t learn anything from him. I was expecting a lot more. That’s how it is in football sometimes.
“Hughes was the big draw for people to come here.
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“Because of the player he was and the capabilities he had you think that’s going to transfer over as a manager.
“But sometimes it didn’t and that led to us not getting the job done. That was the way it was. I didn’t learn too much from him.”
Smallwood even hit out at his lack of man-management and communication skills.
He added: “That wasn’t one of his strengths. That’s my honest opinion.”
Bradford sit ninth, two points behind the play-offs and five off the automatic places ahead of entertaining Accrington on Saturday.
And Smallwood believes the team are heading in a better direction under Hughes’ successor Graham Alexander.
The former Salford, Scunthorpe, Fleetwood and MK Dons boss may not have had the glittering career of Hughes but he has played at all levels from League Two to the Premier League.
Smallwood, who played for Alexander at Scunny, said: “He’s intense and gets to work. He’s always early doing his analysis, research and getting his stats together.
“Graham got to know the players when he replaced Hughes and has put his stamp on things during the summer. It has paid off.
“The big thing is our home form, that’s improved hugely this season. We all respect him greatly.”
Bradford has been a tough job to crack in recent years.
The Bantams get almost 17,000 fans at home and yet this is their fifth season stuck in League Two — and it has been 20 years since they were in the second tier and 24 since the Prem.
Smallwood said: “People look from the outside and see we get big crowds and have a big stadium.
“There is a big expectation that comes from that but we’ve not been able to deal with it.
“We’ve had a lot of players here who haven’t played in front of those sorts of crowds before. That might be a factor.
“Also opposing teams set up to keep the crowd quiet and frustrate us — and they can get edgy if we don’t score.
“But things are changing. And there is a great stat that is consistent now — when we score first, we go on to win the game. We’re scoring the first goal more often.”
Smallwood’s drop into the fourth tier from being a Championship captain did seem a strange one from the outside — even with the lure of Hughes.
Yet Smallwood said: “Hull went through a takeover and you find new owners want to get their own people in.
“Often the captain bears the brunt of that.
“But I was excited by the project here. The head of recruitment, Stephen Gent, is a relative of my missus and he sold it to me.
“My partner was also expecting at the time and while some players who left Hull were patient to wait for an offer, I wasn’t.
“I don’t regret it and, hopefully, we can be promoted this season.”
Nikita Hand sobs in message to young daughter after winning rape civil action against Conor McGregor
A WOMAN who won her rape civil action against UFC fighter Conor McGregor sobbed as she revealed how her young daughter gave her the strength to keep fighting the case.
Nikita Hand, 35, also paid tribute to the Rape Crisis Centre, her partner Gary and her mum after she won her claim against McGregor for damages in a High Court civil case.
McGregor had faced an accusation that he “brutally raped and battered” Nikita Hand at a hotel in south Dublin in December 2018.
The Irish sports star previously told the court he had consensual sex with Ms Hand in a penthouse at the Beacon Hotel.
Ms Hand, who is also known as Nikita Ni Laimhin, lost her case against another man, James Lawrence, who she accused of assaulting her by allegedly having sex without her consent at the same hotel.
Mum-of-one Nikita, 35, broke down in tears as she delivered a statement to media assembled outside the High Court thanking all who had supported her.
She said: “I would like to start off by saying I’m overwhelmed and touched by the support I have received from everybody.
“First, I want to thank the legal team and my three barristers, John Gordon, Ray Boland and Sean. They have been amazing from start to finish.
“I want to thank Mr Justice Alexander Owens, all the jury, all the witnesses.
“I want to thank the doctors, nurses and everyone at the Sexual Assault Unit in the Rotunda Hospital for looking after me, especially my own doctor Frank Clarke.
“I want to thank the Rape Crisis Centre, especially Cliona, who has been by my side throughout this entire period. I want to thank all the guards and the ambulance crew.
“I want to thank all the women and men out there who have supported me throughout this, for every person who reached out to me, a card, a letter, email, everything – it hasn’t gone unnoticed. I really appreciate it so much.
“I want to thank my partner Gary, who has been so supportive over the last four years and who has held my hand throughout this, everyday and every other day.
“I want to thank my mam and all my family and friends.
“Lastly I want to thank my daughter Freya, who I’m most grateful for. She has given me so much strength and courage over the last six years throughout this nightmare, to keep on pushing forward for justice.
“I want to show Freya and every other girl and boy that you can stand up for yourself if something happens to you, no matter who the person is and justice will be served.”
Following eight days of evidence and three days listening to closing speeches and the judge’s charge, the jury of eight women and four men spent six hours and 10 minutes deliberating before returning with its verdict.
McGregor shook his head after the jury read out that Ms Hand had won her case against him.
Mr McGregor was accompanied by his family, including his partner Dee Devlin, parents, sister and brother-in-law.
He sat in the back row of the court, between his partner and mother, Margaret.
Ms Hand cried and was hugged by her partner and supporters.
Moments before the jury returned to the courtroom to deliver the verdict, Justice Alexander Owens warned those in the court to remain calm.
Nikita Hand fought back tears and was comforted by her partner as she waited for the jury to return.
McGregor could be heard breathing loudly and heavily as the judge made his way into the courtroom.
“I understand the jury has a verdict,” Justice Owens said.
“I want everyone to remain calm. I want no scenes. Anyone who makes a scene will find themselves in jail.”
He also asked that some people standing in the back of the courtroom to move to the public gallery.
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