ReutersA girl who accused Conor McGregor of raping her has gained her declare for damages in a civil case.
A jury has discovered that the Irish combined martial arts fighter raped Nikita Hand in a Dublin lodge in December 2018.
He was ordered to pay her greater than €248,000 (£206,000) in damages.
Speaking outdoors courtroom on Friday, Ms Hand stated her story was “a reminder that regardless of how afraid you might be to talk out, you may have a voice”.
In a publish on X on Friday night, McGregor stated he would enchantment the decision and thanked “all my help around the globe”.
“Now I’m with my household, centered on my future,” he added.
The jury on the High Court in Dublin had deliberated for a day earlier than returning the decision that McGregor had raped Ms Hand.
He had additionally introduced a case in opposition to one other man, James Lawrence, 35, of Rafter’s Road, Drimnagh in Dublin.
She claimed he assaulted her by having intercourse along with her with out her consent on the Beacon Hotel.
The jury discovered that he had not assaulted her.
“Justice will probably be carried out”
Ms Hand informed reporters she was “overwhelmed and moved” by the help she had obtained.
She added: “I need to present (my daughter) Freya and each different woman and boy that you would be able to get up for your self if one thing occurs to you, regardless of who the particular person is, and that justice will probably be served.”
Both males denied the 35-year-old colourist’s claims and stated that they had consensual intercourse with Ms Hand on the lodge nearly six years in the past.
After eight days of proof and three days of listening to the choose’s closing speeches and feedback, the jury of eight ladies and 4 males spent six hours and ten minutes deliberating earlier than reaching their verdict.
McGregor shook his head after the jury learn that Ms Hand had gained her case in opposition to him.
He was accompanied by his accomplice Dee Devlin, his dad and mom, his sister and his brother-in-law.
He sat within the final row of the courtroom, between his accomplice and his mom Margaret.
Ms Hand cried and was hugged by her accomplice and supporters.
AP AvgThe jury had already heard that on the day of the assault Ms Hand and her colleague Danielle Kealy had gone to the lodge’s penthouse suite with McGregor and Mr Lawrence after the work Christmas social gathering.
They testified that that they had been partying all evening from December 8 till the morning of December 9 and had been ingesting closely and utilizing cocaine.
“Put in a chokehold”
Ms Hand, a mom of 1, informed the courtroom how McGregor had pinned her down on a mattress earlier than attacking her.
She was left with intensive bruises and abrasions on her physique, together with her fingers and wrists.
There was a bloody scratch on her breast and tenderness on her neck after she stated she was put in a “choke maintain” by McGregor.
She denied inflicting the bruises, saying it could have occurred after she took a “swan dive” within the lodge room bathtub.
The subsequent day Ms Hand was taken by ambulance to Rotunda Hospital in Dublin, the place she was seen within the sexual assault remedy unit.
A paramedic who examined Ms Hand informed the courtroom he had not seen “somebody so injured” for a very long time.
The jury was informed that Ms Hand had to surrender her job as a hairdresser and has since been unable to work as a result of her psychological well being, that her relationship along with her accomplice ended months after the incident, that she needed to depart his dwelling in Drimnagh and that his mortgage was now in arrears.
He additionally stated he needed to cease seeing a psychologist as a result of he may not afford to pay for the periods.
The courtroom heard he had spent greater than €4,000 (£3,326) on GP, pharmacy and psychotherapy payments.
