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EXCLUSIVE: Arsonists set fire to car of Irish woman who claims to have been mugged on Conor McGregor’s yacht in Ibiza
MailOnline may reveal that a woman who claimed to have been mugged on mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor’s yacht has been set on fire.
Samantha Murphy, 40, has launched a civil and criminal case against McGregor following the alleged incident last summer.
Ms Murphy claims she suffered a broken arm after she was forced to jump from McGregor’s yacht while it was anchored off the coast of the Spanish island of Formentara.
Details of the incident emerged a few days ago, but MailOnline has learned that Irish police officers are also investigating the attack on his car earlier this month.
A woman who claimed she was assaulted on mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor’s yacht had her car set on fire. The MMA fighter appears on his yacht in Ibiza in July of last year.
An Irish police statement to MailOnline said: “Gardai is investigating a suspected criminal damage incident by fire which occurred at approximately 10pm on Thursday 19th January 2023 at residential premises in Drimnagh, Dublin 12.
‘No injuries were reported during the course of this incident. No arrests have been made at this stage. Investigations are ongoing.
It is not known if the two incidents are connected, and police are said to be keeping an ‘open mind’ about the incident which occurred in a leafy residential suburb.
At the same time, MailOnline has also learned that Ms Murphy has filed a civil case in Dublin High Court to be heard on February 27 against McGregor, 35, in relation to the alleged yacht incident.
The case was filed the day after the arson attack and concerns the custody of any CCTV, camera phone footage and other material evidence relevant to his claims about the yacht.
Ms Murphy claims she and several other people had been invited back to McGregor’s yacht as part of his 34th birthday celebrations last summer (pictured outside Dublin court in November for separate case)
He initially reported the incident to the Spanish police but the detectives closed the case but have now reopened it after being forwarded a statement he gave to the Irish authorities.
In it, Murphy claims that she and several other people had been invited back to McGregor’s yacht as part of his 34th birthday celebrations last summer.
She says things turned violent and she suffered a broken arm and many bruises after jumping off the yacht to escape the attack.
Samantha’s mother, who declined to give her name and lives a short distance away, told MailOnline: “She is very upset by what happened and it took a long time for her to come to terms with it.”
“We have photos of your injuries and they will be part of the case, you wouldn’t want me to talk about it without your permission.”
“We just want to wait and see what happens with the court case.”
When asked about the arson, he told MailOnline: ‘That was very scary. I was at my daughter’s house at the time and someone tried to set her car on fire.
Ms Murphy claims she suffered a broken arm after she was forced to jump off McGregor’s yacht (pictured: his yacht in St Tropez)
“We had to call the police and they came out to deal with it and with the case, it made her very nervous.”
His lawyer, Álvaro Blasco, confirmed to MailOnline that the claim had been filed with the Dublin High Court, but declined to discuss any further details of the case.
A McGregor spokesman said he “strongly denies” any allegations made by a guest on his ship.
A woman who answered the door at Ms Murphy’s house told MailOnline: ‘She’s not here. She’s far away. She doesn’t want to talk about this right now.
Neighbors said they had not been seen here for “several weeks” and that none were aware of the arson attack on their car.
The two-time UFC champion hasn’t fought since 2021, but is expected to return later this year after overcoming a leg injury.
In an Instagram post, his partner Dee Devlin appeared to support him as he shared a video of the Luther Vandross ballad Never Too Much.
She wrote: ‘I love you deep baby! My only forever.