Barron Trump, the youngest son of US President Donald Trump, alerted London police after witnessing a woman being allegedly attacked by her former boyfriend during a video call, a court has heard. The call may have saved the woman's life, Snaresbrook Crown Court was told on Wednesday.
The 18-year-old Trump was on a video call with the woman, who cannot be named, when he saw Matvei Rumiantsev, a 22-year-old Russian citizen, repeatedly punch her. In a recorded call to the emergency operator at 2.23am on 18 January 2025, Trump said: 'I just got a call from a girl I know. She’s getting beaten up.' He provided her address and stressed it was an emergency.
Rumiantsev, of east London, faces two charges 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 and became angry when Trump tried to phone her earlier that evening.
During the emergency call, Trump apologised for being rude as he refused some questions. When asked how he knew the woman, he replied: 'I met her on social media. She’s getting really badly beat up and the call was about eight minutes ago.' Police bodycam footage recorded the woman telling officers: 'I am friends with Barron Trump, Donald Trump’s son.' One officer noted the informant was 'likely to be Donald Trump’s son.'
In court, the woman testified: 'He helped save my life. That call was like a sign from God at that moment.' She also alleged she had been raped twice by Rumiantsev. When defence counsel 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.'
