Barron Trump, the youngest son of US President Donald Trump, alerted London police after witnessing a woman allegedly being attacked by a former boyfriend, potentially saving her life, a court has heard.
The incident occurred during a video call on 18 January 2025, when Trump saw Matvei Rumiantsev, a 22-year-old Russian citizen, repeatedly punching the woman, Snaresbrook Crown Court was told on Wednesday. Trump, then 18, called emergency services at 2:23am, saying: 'I just got a call from a girl I know. She’s getting beaten up.'
In the call, played to the court, Trump provided the woman's address and urged: 'It’s really an emergency, please.' He later apologised for being rude after refusing to answer some questions. When police arrived, bodycam footage captured the woman saying: 'I am friends with Barron Trump, Donald Trump’s son.'
Rumiantsev, of east London, faces charges including two counts of rape, intentional strangulation, perverting the course of justice, assault, and actual bodily harm. He denies all charges. The court heard Rumiantsev was allegedly jealous of Trump's relationship with the woman.
During cross-examination, the woman said: 'He helped save my life. That call was like a sign from God at that moment.' When defence barrister Sasha Wass KC suggested the account was fabricated, the woman replied: 'I didn’t invent that. That would be completely evil and disgraceful toward people who have been in that situation.'
