Conor McGregor’s partner Dee leaves court in tears after jury finds MMA fighter DID sexually assault woman in hotel

CONOR McGregor's spouse was seen leaving tribunal successful tears aft a assemblage recovered helium DID sexually battle a pistillate successful a hotel.

The Irish mixed martial arts fighter, 36, was accused of raping Nikita Hand astatine a edifice successful south Dublin in December 2018.

The Irish sports prima - who arrived manus successful manus with Dee Devlin - antecedently told the tribunal helium had consensual enactment with Ms Hand successful a penthouse astatine the Beacon Hotel.

The assemblage successful the civilian lawsuit against Mr McGregor delivered its verdict connected Friday day and awarded her damages of 248,603.60 euro.

Mr McGregor shook his caput aft the assemblage work retired that Ms Hand had won her lawsuit against him.

Dee appeared tearful arsenic they near tribunal together, earlier being surrounded by photographers.

Ms Hand, who is besides known arsenic Nikita Ni Laimhin, mislaid her lawsuit against different man, James Lawrence, who she accused of assaulting her by allegedly having enactment without her consent astatine the aforesaid hotel.

Following 8 days of grounds and 3 days listening to closing speeches and the judge's charge, the assemblage of 8 women and 4 men spent six hours and 10 minutes deliberating earlier returning with its verdict.

Mr McGregor was accompanied by his family, including Dee, his parents, sister and brother-in-law.

He sat successful the backmost enactment of the court, betwixt his spouse and mother, Margaret.

Nikita Hand, 35, had accused mixed martial arts combatant McGregor of a brutal rape aft a Christmas nighttime out.

The erstwhile hairsbreadth colourist sought civilian damages against the 36-year-old sports prima implicit the alleged rape astatine a Dublin edifice penthouse successful December 2018.

McGregor, who took the basal to assertion helium had consensual enactment with Ms Hand, denied each allegations, arsenic does co-defendant James Lawrence.

The assemblage successful the High Court proceedings was sent retired for deliberation astatine 3pm connected Thursday pursuing last remarks from the judge.

Mr Justice Owens told jurors that the onus of impervious was connected the plaintiff - and the modular of impervious is connected equilibrium of probabilities.

The justice urged the jury: "Look astatine each the evidence."

Judge Owens told jurors if they recovered that McGregor assaulted Ms Hand, they would person the enactment of awarding aggravated and punitive damages, arsenic good arsenic a wide grant of compensation.

After deliberating for astir 1 hr connected Thursday, the assemblage were sent location for the nighttime astatine 4pm.

The justice had cautioned the assemblage not to sermon their deliberations with anyone past night, including immoderate loved ones who indispensable beryllium "madly funny successful each of this".

The assemblage resumed their deliberations conscionable aft 10am today.

The assemblage of 8 women and 4 men was fixed an contented paper, with a fig of questions.

Question 1 asked: "Did Conor McGregor battle Nikita Hand?"

The justice said if they answered nary to this question, past that is the extremity of the lawsuit against Mr McGregor.

But if they answered yes, they would past spell connected to see damages.

Ms Hand has sued some Mr McGregor and Mr Lawrence, alleging the brace "brutally raped and battered" her successful a edifice penthouse six years ago.

The mum-of-one, from Drimnagh successful Dublin, claimed they some raped her successful the Beacon Hotel, Dublin, connected December 9, 2018, during a cocaine and alcohol-fuelled afterparty.

CONSENSUAL CLAIM
Both denied her allegation, and claimed the enactment was consensual.

Before the assemblage were sent retired to statesman considering its decision, Justice Owens yesterday finished summarising Mr McGregor's evidence.

Mr McGregor described Ms Hand's allegation that helium raped her arsenic "lies".

McGregor told the tribunal the enactment was "enthusiastic and athletic".

The cage combatant was shown photos of bruises connected the complainant's assemblage taken successful the days aft 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 attraction to the aesculapian grounds astir the severity of Ms Hand’s bruises.

And Ms Hand's barrister highlighted however a tampon had to beryllium removed from her utilizing forceps successful infirmary erstwhile she attended aft the alleged rape.

Mr Gordon said: "The liar present is Mr McGregor who doesn't person the courageousness oregon the decency to ain up to what helium did.

"He's not a man, he's a devious coward and you should dainty him for what helium is."

And referring to bruising connected Ms Hand's body, Mr Gordon said: "Let's enactment it this way: idiosyncratic did it. It happened successful the Beacon Hotel. It was Mr McGregor."