Jury urged to ignore ‘noise’ around Conor McGregor civil case and to ‘crunch the evidence’ in closing speeches

The civil trial of Conor McGregor and another man has heard in closing speeches that plaintiff Nikita Hand, who alleges rape against both men and is seeking damages, “lied before, during and after” the alleged assault on her.

Remy Farrell SC, for Mr McGregor, told the jury: “If it was anyone other than Mr McGregor, would the jury door even hit you on the backside on the way out to dismiss this case?”

Mr Farrell put it to the jury, “is it probable or improbable someone remembers being raped but doesn’t remember facts that surround it that don’t corroborate it?”

Mr McGregor has taken the stand in his own defence, telling the jury that he had “consensual” sex with Ms Hand in a hotel penthouse, which he described as “enthusiastic, athletic, prolonged and vigorous” and carried out in a “multitude” of positions.

Ms Hand (Ní Laimhín) alleges that Mr McGregor – once the highest-earning sportsperson in the world – “brutally raped and battered” her in a Dublin hotel penthouse six years…

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