Revealed: The real reason why prosecutors did not bring criminal case against Conor McGregor as rape accuser Nikita Hand says she is 'very unhappy' and feels like she is being 'treated differently from other victims'

Prosecutors person said they did not bring transgression charges against Conor McGregor due to the fact that his accuser had consumed excessively overmuch alcohol and excessively galore drugs. 

McGregor, 36, faced an accusation that helium 'brutally raped and battered' Nikita Hand, 35, astatine a edifice successful southbound Dublin successful December 2018. 

After deliberating for six hours and 10 minutes, the assemblage returned with their verdicts successful civilian tribunal yesterday afternoon, and awarded Ms Hand astir €250,000. 

She separately mislaid her suit against Conor McGregor's friend, James Lawrence, who she besides accused of assaulting her arsenic good connected the aforesaid nighttime out. 

However, questions person been raised arsenic to wherefore the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) recommended not to bring criminals charges against McGregor and Lawrence successful 2020. 

The crushed was outlined to the assemblage during the lawsuit claiming that a 'very precocious modular of proof' would beryllium needed and things specified arsenic the reliability and consistency of witnesses, the information that Ms Hand had nary recollection of having enactment with Lawrence, the magnitude of intoxicant and drugs she consumed, and her demeanour successful CCTV footage were each factors that led to their decision. 

The constabulary record was twice, personally, reviewed by the past DPP Claire Loftus, but some times the aforesaid decision was reached; that they would not beryllium capable 'to beryllium beyond tenable doubt' that a transgression was committed. 

A missive from the DPP's bureau connected August 7, 2020, stated that the constabulary record contained statements of evidence, a intersexual battle attraction portion report, reports from Forensic Science Ireland, CCTV from assorted locations, records obtained from the hotel, mobile telephone records, photographs and cautioned interviews with suspects.

It besides made it wide that the occupation of the Office of the DPP was to ascertain if determination was a tenable imaginable of obtaining a condemnation based connected the disposable evidence.

'We considered a fig of offences, among which were rape and battle causing harm.'

It said the record was considered by a lawyer and that proposal was besides sought from a elder counsel with sizeable acquisition of transgression cases. There was besides a reappraisal by the manager herself.

Both McGregor and Lawrence were identified and taken into information to find if determination was capable grounds to prosecute either of them, including examining disposable evidence, including the admissibility of evidence, and the sufficiency and spot of the grounds that would beryllium presented astatine trial.

The missive read: 'The prosecution indispensable beryllium beyond a tenable uncertainty that the fishy did it. The fishy does not person to beryllium their innocence.' 

Ms Hand disputed this determination successful a missive from August 20, 2020, which she wrote with the assistance of the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre, saying: 'I americium precise unhappy. I consciousness I americium being treated otherwise from different victims due to the fact that 1 of the accused is simply a celebrated person.' 

Adding that she believed she had not been fixed 'any existent reasons' for transgression enactment to not beryllium brought. 

The DPP responded with a 2nd missive connected November 3 2020, which said that the lawsuit had been reviewed personally by Ms Loftus and the determination to not bring transgression charges 'was close and should stand'. 

It said the lawsuit was 'a precise analyzable 1 to determine connected for assorted reasons', adding that the individuality of 1 of the suspects had nary bearing connected their decision.

Ms Hand was told that the grade to which the grounds of witnesses was accordant and reliable was considered, arsenic good arsenic whether details successful the grounds could beryllium corroborated independently.

'One important origin successful this lawsuit was the beingness of a 2nd fishy who claims to person had intersexual intercourse with you aft you accidental you were raped by the archetypal suspect,' the missive said.

Mr McGregor was the archetypal fishy and Mr Lawrence the 2nd suspect.

'As you know, you person nary recollection of intercourse with the 2nd fishy and person stated that if enactment had taken spot it would not person been consensual,' the missive continued.

'You besides described successful your connection the magnitude of intoxicant and drugs you had consumed.

'The CCTV from the edifice arsenic good arsenic applicable witnesser statements from edifice unit and a taxi operator were considered.

'That grounds would not successful wide thin to enactment a prosecution successful respect of the 2nd fishy and besides had relevance to the wide spot of the grounds with respect to the archetypal suspect.

'It is not a question of who we arsenic prosecutors believe.

'Our occupation is to measure whether determination is simply a tenable imaginable of condemnation connected the ground of each of the evidence.

'The manager concluded that determination was nary tenable imaginable of the condemnation of either fishy successful this case.'

The full magnitude of damages awarded to Ms Hand by the assemblage was €248,603.60 (£206,621.91).

Nikita Hand said she hoped her lawsuit volition punctual victims of battle to support 'pushing guardant for justice', and amusement her daughter, Freya, 'that you tin basal up for yourself if thing happens to you nary substance who the idiosyncratic is and justness volition beryllium served'.

She said: 'I anticipation my communicative is simply a reminder that nary substance however acrophobic you mightiness be: Speak up, you person a dependable and support connected warring for justice.

'I cognize this has impacted not lone my life, my daughter's, my household and friends tremendously.

'It's thing that I'll ne'er hide for the remainder of my life.

'Now that justness has been served, I tin present effort and determination connected and look guardant to the aboriginal with my household and friends and daughter.'

Asked if she felt vindicated pursuing the jury's decision, she said: 'Yes, I do. Thank you.'

McGregor has vowed to entreaty the determination connected societal media - saying helium was 'disappointed' and 'focused connected my future'.

In a now-deleted post, McGregor said: 'I volition beryllium appealing yesterday's decision. The judge's acquisition and the humble grant fixed was for assault, not for aggravated oregon exemplary damages.

'I americium disappointed that the assemblage did not perceive each the grounds that the DPP reviewed. I americium with my household now, focused connected my future. Thank you to each my enactment worldwide.'