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Closing arguments heard in Conor McGregor sexual assault civil trial

UFC star Conor McGregor's sexual assault civil trial appears to be nearing an end after closing arguments were heard Tuesday in Dublin.

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Hand a ‘marked woman’ for standing up to McGregor, jury told

Conor McGregor is facing an accusation in the civil action that he ‘brutally raped and battered’ Nikita Hand at a hotel in south Dublin in December.

Evening Standard

Jury told McGregor case ‘not about some kind of hot take, not about your gut’

The jury began hearing closing arguments on Tuesday morning.

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‘Don’t be on wrong side of history’: Indefinite jail terms compared to Post Office and Infected Blood scandals

Supporters say the government’s response to the ‘industrial-scale miscarriage of justice’ is not good enough, and praised The Independent for highlighting the issue

The Independent UK

Friend denies he is the ‘fall guy’ for Conor McGregor in rape case

Mr McGregor told the court on Thursday that he had not ‘colluded’ with James Lawrence following claims made by Nikita Hand.

Evening Standard

Conor McGregor: I answered 'no comment' during police interview over rape because I was petrified

The Irish MMA fighter is accused of sexually assaulting Nikita Hand in 2018.

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Conor McGregor says he was ‘petrified’ during police interviews about alleged rape

The woman is also suing another man, James Lawrence, for sexual assault on December 9 2018

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Conor McGregor denies sexual assault allegation during civil lawsuit testimony: ‘Lies and more lies’

UFC star Conor McGregor took the stand in Dublin on Wednesday as he faces allegations from a woman who said she was raped by him in 2018.

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Conor McGregor claims woman who alleges he raped her is ‘full of lies’

Conor McGregor gave evidence to the High Court.

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Work colleague ‘surprised’ to learn Conor McGregor rape accuser was assaulted

Mr McGregor is facing an accusation in the civil action that he ‘brutally raped and battered’ Nikita Hand.

Evening Standard

Stop scaremongering over prisoners trapped by indefinite jail terms, ministers told

Exclusive: Fight for indefinitely held IPP prisoners continues as the UN calls for partial resentencing, warning ‘we cannot allow more people to take their lives out of a lack of action’

The Independent UK

Conor McGregor rape accuser telling 'web of lies', court hears

Nikita Hand, who is also known as Nikita Ni Laimhin, is claiming civil damages

Evening Standard

Conor McGregor rape accuser telling ‘web of lies’, court hears

Nikita Hand, who is also known as Nikita Ni Laimhin, is claiming civil damages.

The Independent UK

Conor McGregor rape accuser was ‘afraid for her life’ after leaving Dublin hotel

The woman claims Mr McGregor pinned her to a bed and raped her in a hotel bedroom

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Woman feared she wouldn’t see her daughter again after claiming Conor McGregor choked her

The alleged victim is claiming civil damages against Conor McGregor and another man, claiming she was sexually assaulted in December 2018 after being picked up from a Christmas party

The Independent UK

Conor McGregor rape accuser thought she would never see her daughter again

Nikita Ni Laimhin is claiming civil damages against the MMA fighter and another man over an alleged sexual assault in a Dublin hotel in 2018.

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Conor McGregor sexual assault civil trial underway: Doctor, victim testify against UFC star

UFC star Conor McGregor was in a Dublin courtroom Tuesday as the civil trial for a 2018 sexual assault allegation got underway.

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Woman who accuses Conor McGregor of rape thought he was ‘going to kill her’

Nikita Ni Laimhin, who is also known as Nikita Hand, is claiming civil damages against the mixed martial arts fighter and another man.

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The Independent UK

Conor McGregor ‘took cocaine and raped woman’ in hotel penthouse, court hears

McGregor accused of sexually assaulting woman in 2018

The Independent UK

Conor McGregor ‘raped’ woman in hotel penthouse, court hears

A Dublin woman is claiming civil damages against the mixed martial arts fighter and another man, alleging she was sexually assaulted in 2018.

Evening Standard

Conor McGregor 'raped woman in Dublin hotel penthouse'

A Dublin woman is claiming civil damages against the mixed martial arts fighter and another man, alleging she was sexually assaulted in 2018.

The Independent UK

Indefinite jail terms excluded from flagship sentencing review to end prison overcrowding crisis

The plight of 2,734 IPP prisoners, including 700 who have served over 10 years longer than their minimum jail term, will not be considered in a major sentencing review

The Independent UK

Former top judge demands help for prisoners ‘left to rot’ under ‘morally wrong’ indefinite jail terms

Exclusive: John Thomas, who was once Britain’s most senior judge, has said IPP jail terms are ‘inherently unfair’ as he backs The Independent’s call for a review

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Labour will have ‘blood on its hands’ if it rejects review of indefinite jail terms

Exclusive: Peer insists there is still ‘everything to play for’ after government poured cold water on bill to resentence IPP prisoners

The Independent UK

Father trapped in jail 18 years after being given 8-month sentence – for waving a starting pistol

Exclusive: James Lawrence was jailed for eight months in 2006 – and is still there. His mother Mandy said: ‘In his time, he’s seen murderers come in and murderers go home’

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