Conor McGregor has appealed the Irish Excessive Courtroom’s judgement that he assaulted Nikita Hand. Credit score: Shutterstock – A. Ricardo
Conor McGregor has appealed the Irish Excessive Courtroom’s judgement that he assaulted Nikita Hand.
Courtroom information present that McGregor filed the attraction yesterday February 14, the total particulars of which aren’t but obtainable.
In November a jury discovered that the Irish mixed martial arts fighter had assaulted Hand in December 2018. The jury returned the decision after deliberating for a day and McGregor was ordered to pay Hand over €248,000 in damages. The decide additionally ordered McGregor to pay for almost all of the hair colourist’s authorized prices, that are estimated to be €1.3m.
Conor McGregor criticised the court docket’s verdict which he has now appealed
Hand introduced the civil case towards McGregor after alleging that he had raped her on the Beacon Lodge in Dublin.
McGregor denied this and claimed that the encounter was “totally consensual.” After the jury’s verdict was delivered, he described the court docket as a “kangaroo court docket” on social media and said he would appeal the decision.
Hand had additionally accused McGregor’s affiliate James Lawrence of sexually assaulting her on the similar incident. The jury didn’t discover adequate proof of this and dominated that Lawrence didn’t assault her.
The Irish Impartial reported right now that Lawrence has additionally appealed the decide’s resolution to not award him his authorized prices for the trial.
Nikita Hand described the alleged assault
In the course of the path, Hand described rejecting McGregor’s advances however mentioned, “He wasn’t taking no for a solution.”
She informed the court docket that McGregor had pinned her down and positioned her in a “chokehold.” Her accidents after the incident have been examined by a paramedic who mentioned she had not seen “somebody so bruised” for a very long time.
McGregor said that the accidents might have been sustained when Fingers “swan dived” into a shower within the resort room.
He said on X after the trial: “I will likely be interesting right now’s resolution. The decide’s instruction and the modest award given was for assault, not for aggravated or exemplary damages. I’m upset that the jury didn’t hear all of the proof that the DPP reviewed. I’m with my household now, centered on my future. Thanks to all my assist worldwide.”
After the decision Hand informed reporters: “I wish to present Freya [Her daughter] and each different younger lady and boy you can rise up for your self if one thing occurs to you, regardless of who the individual is, and that justice will likely be served.”
