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Conor McGregor got here face-to-face with the lady who’s suing him in civil court docket claiming he sexually assaulted her.
Nikita Ni Lamhain, also referred to as Nikita Hand, says she was attacked by the previous UFC champion and one other man, James Lawrence, following a December 2018 Christmas celebration.
Throughout her testimony this week within the Excessive Courtroom in Dublin, Nikita Hand broke down in tears, stating that she thought she may die in the course of the alleged assault.
She claimed that Conor McGregor pinned her to a mattress on the Beacon Lodge in Dublin, leaving her unable to breathe.
“The one factor I might transfer was my head. I bit him however I can’t bear in mind the place. He didn’t prefer it so he flipped me round and put his arm round my neck and choked me,” she testified, The Unbiased reviews.
After a break, Hand returned to testify, “He pinned me to the mattress and I held my fingers to my chest and he put his complete physique weight on high of me and I couldn’t breathe.
“The one factor I might transfer was my head and I bit him and tried my finest to get away from him. I attempted to shove him and wiggle and do no matter I might.
“I bear in mind biting actually onerous after which his arms have been round me and choking me,” Hand continued.
“I used to be making an attempt to struggle as a lot as I might. He put his arm round my neck and choked me 3 times.
“I simply froze and I couldn’t transfer or breathe and I saved trying on the bedpost and considering of my daughter.
“I simply saved considering I might die and never see my daughter once more.”
Nikita Hand’s legal professional, John Gordon SC, the Guardian reviews, acknowledged that she and Conor McGregor knew one another previous to the alleged assault as they have been about the identical age, have been from the identical space and had mutual buddies.
She claims that and two of her buddies have been partying at her hair her salon when she contacted McGregor. He then picked Hand and a good friend up in his automobile the place he sat within the again seat with them earlier than choosing up Lawrence.
She additionally testified that Conor McGregor had a bag of cocaine within the automobile which he shared along with her and her good friend.
Gordon instructed the court docket, “You will note footage of her fingers and wrists, that are black and blue. You will note that her left breast has a bloodied scratch. The scratch is there as a result of she was sporting a watch and had her fingers as much as shield herself. She was pressed down on and the watch scarred her breast.”
Nikita Hand additionally testified, “He let me go and I bear in mind saying I used to be sorry, as I felt that I did one thing mistaken and I needed to reassure him that I wouldn’t inform anybody so he wouldn’t damage me once more.
“Then he mentioned that’s how he felt when he was within the octagon and needed to faucet out 3 times. I assumed it was such a bizarre factor to say.
“I promised I wouldn’t inform anyone something. Then I simply let him do no matter he wanted to take action I might survive. My thoughts was fully gone and I wasn’t myself anymore.
“He was actually aggressive and pulling at my garments and shoving my head right down to do issues and I saved pulling my head again. He was making an attempt to push my head right down to his penis however I pushed my head again.
“He was pulling my garments down. He then raped me. I felt prefer it was happening for ages.”
Conor McGregor denies the allegations and claims Hand is making an attempt to extort him.
Eire’s Director of Public Prosecutions determined to not criminally prosecute McGregor or Lawrence in 2020 for the alleged sexual assault as a result of an absence of proof and no cheap prospect of conviction.
Nikita Hand additionally mentioned she had no recollection of Lawrence participating in intercourse along with her, regardless of being knowledgeable by police after they’d investigated the alleged incident that she had.
“I used to be shocked, I had no reminiscence of that in anyway,” Hand instructed the court docket.
In CCTV footage of that evening, the BBC reviews, Hand and Lawrence appeared barefoot in a number of the video, have been carrying drinks and struggling to return to their room from the lodge elevator.
She mentioned she had no recollection of being within the elevator or within the automobile park.
