Episode 764: Conor McGregor trial Day 4 - Court hears co-defendant James Lawrence's version of events
9 November 2024 - 43 minsThe fourth day of the case taken by hairdresser Nikita Hand against UFC star Conor McGregor and another man James Lawrence has drawn to a close in the High Court in Dublin.
Hand claims she was raped by McGregor and Lawrence but both men deny her claims saying they both had consensual sex with her.
Clodagh Meaney was there to record the evidence and she tells me about what happened as Nikita Hand continued to be cross examined.
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