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Gardai to quiz couple whose ‘new evidence' was binned from McGregor case appeal – after pair approached ex-UFC star
The Irish Sun on Sunday has learned they approached McGregor prior to swearing the legal docs
MAC COUPLE QUIZ Gardai to quiz couple whose 'new evidence' was binned from McGregor case appeal – after pair approached ex-UFC star
THE couple whose 'new evidence' was binned from Conor McGregor's rape case appeal will be quizzed by cops, we can reveal.
Samantha O'Reilly and Steven Cummins provided sworn affidavits which were set to be used as part of the ex-UFC star's bid to overturn a civil jury's ruling that he raped Nikita Hand in a Dublin hotel in 2018.
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Steven Cummins and Samantha O'Reilly provided sworn affidavits with 'new evidence' by McGregor
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The Irish Sun on Sunday has learned they approached McGregor, 37, prior to swearing the legal docs.
They claimed to have seen Ms Hand's then boyfriend assault her on the night of McGregor's alleged sex attack in December 2018.
This was due to be a key prong of McGregor's appeal, which he last month lost, after Ms Hand won €250,000 in damages following the Civil High Court verdict last year.
However, his legal team sensationally withdrew the material from his appeal.
The Irish Sun yesterday revealed a Garda investigation has been launched in relation to the withdrawal of this 'new evidence'.
The major probe is being led by National Bureau of Criminal Investigation.
They are examining the contents of the affidavits, focusing on the withdrawal of the couple's claims by McGregor.
Cops are examining whether perjury was committed, which has been strenuously denied.
A senior source said: 'The investigation is examining the withdrawal of sworn material, so it is a given that those who provided that material will be interviewed in relation to it.'
The Court of Appeal had referred the withdrawal of the couple's evidence to the DPP, who passed it to cops.
Our source said: 'The Gardai are progressing on the matter and establishing the facts.
'When a number of tasks are completed, it will go back to the DPP to decide what the next steps are.'
