Conor McGregor returns to court with partner Dee Devlin as jury continues deliberating on day two of rape trial

CONOR McGregor’s partner Dee Devlin sits with the MMA fighter in court this morning as the jury continues deliberations in his rape trial.

McGregor’s father Tony, mother Margaret and sister Aoife are also awaiting the decision in the Supreme Court.

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Mr Justice Alex Owens finished his two-day stint before the jury of eight women and four men yesterday.

The panel continued its work negotiations This morning, after eight days of reviewing the evidence.

35-year-old Nikita Hand accused mixed martial arts fighter McGregor A brutal rape follows a Christmas night out.

The former hair dyer is suing the 36-year-old sports star for damages due to the alleged rape in a hotel. Dublin Hotel rooftop in December 2018.

McGregor took the stand to claim that consensual sex Along with Ms Hand, she denies all allegations, as does co-defendant James Lawrence.

The jury too Supreme Court Following the judge’s final statements, the hearing was sent to discussion at 15:00 on Thursday.

His Honor Judge Owens told jurors that the burden of proof was on the plaintiff and that the standard of proof was based on the balance of probabilities.

The judge urged the jury: “Look at all the evidence.”

Judge Owens told jurors if they found McGregor was assaulted Lady HandThey will have the option of awarding general damages as well as aggravated and punitive damages.

After deliberating for about an hour on Thursday, the jury was sent home at 4 p.m.

The judge had warned the jury last night not to argue with anyone, including loved ones who were “crazy about all this”.

The jury will continue its deliberations after 10:00 today.

The jury of eight women and four men was given a subject sheet containing a series of questions.

The first question is: “Did Conor McGregor attack Nikita Hand?”

The judge said that they answered no to this question, then the case ended. Mr McGregor.

However, if they answer yes, they will continue to consider compensation.

Ms Hand sued both Mr McGregor and Mr Lawrence, claiming the pair “brutally raped and assaulted” her. hotel Attic six years ago.

BEACON HOTEL

The mother-of-one, from Drimnagh in Dublin, claimed they both raped her during a crack at the Beacon Hotel in Dublin on December 9, 2018. alcohol fueled after party.

Both denied the allegation and claimed the sex was consensual.

Judge Owens finished summarizing Mr McGregor’s evidence yesterday before the jury was sent off to consider its verdict.

Mr McGregor described Ms Hand’s claim that he raped him as a “lie”.

She added: “He gave me oral sex. We started taking off our clothes. We were both naked in the bedroom and got on the bed.

“We started having completely consensual sex. It started in the missionary position.”

McGregor told the court the sex was “enthusiastic and athletic”.

The cage fighter was shown photographs of the bruises on the complainant’s body in the days after the alleged attack.

CROSS EXAM

Cross-examined by Ms Hand’s lawyer, John Gordon, Mr McGregor denied causing the bruises, saying they were “probably caused by him diving into the bathroom”.

However, Mr Gordon drew the jury’s attention to medical evidence regarding the severity of Ms Hand’s bruises.

And Ms Hand’s lawyer stressed that the tampon had to be removed from her using forceps when she went to hospital following the alleged rape.

Ms Hand gave statements alleging Mr McGregor raped her in her hotel room while she was on her period and using tampons.

The jury heard evidence that the tampon the plaintiff wore that night had to be removed by the doctor using forceps.

Mr Gordon said it was “clear” as the trial approached that Mr McGregor “thought the tampon would cause problems” and that was why he claimed Ms Hand did not have one.

Mr Gordon said Mr McGregor and Mr Lawrence’s claims that there was no tampon were never put to Ms Hand in court because Mr McGregor did not tell his legal team.

Mr Gordon said: “It was a completely new version of events. “Instead of my client repeating that he was a liar, the liar here is Mr McGregor, who did not have the courage or decency to admit what he had done.

“He’s not a man, he’s a sneaky coward and you should treat him like he is.”

Referring to the bruises on Ms Hand’s body, Mr Gordon said: “Let’s put it this way: Someone did it. It happened at the Beacon Hotel. It was Mr McGregor.”

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