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Barron Trump called British emergency services after witnessing a woman being attacked during a FaceTime call, a London court has heard.
The 19-year-old, the youngest son of President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania, rang the British equivalent of 911 after seeing the woman being "beaten up" by a man prosecutors identified as Matvei Rumiantsev, a 22-year-old Russian former MMA fighter. The alleged attack took place on January 18, 2025.
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Snaresbrook Crown Court in London was told Rumiantsev was jealous of Trump's relationship with the woman, whose identity is protected for legal reasons. Trump had tried to contact her earlier that evening, which allegedly angered Rumiantsev.
The pair later managed to connect by video call in the early hours of January 18, when the assault occurred. Rumiantsev has denied assault and actual bodily harm, as well as two charges of rape, intentional strangulation and perverting the course of justice.
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Barron Trump's 999 Call
In court, a phone call was played in which Barron could be heard calling 999 operators and telling them: "I just got a call from a girl I know. She's getting beaten up." The call to the police was made on January 18, 2025, at 2.23 a.m. local time.
Barron was heard pleading for help after giving the woman's address, telling emergency services: "It's really an emergency, please. I got a call from her with a guy beating her up."
A 999 dispatcher then rebuked him for refusing to answer questions, saying: "Can you stop being rude and actually answer my questions. If you want to help the person, you'll answer my questions clearly and precisely, thank you. So how do you know her?"
Trump replied: "I met her on social media. She's getting really badly beat up and the call was about eight minutes ago, I don't know what could have happened by now." He added that he was "so sorry for being rude."
Officers later asked the woman to call Trump back to confirm what she had told them. He could be heard replying: "I had someone call the police."
"She called me. I picked up the phone expecting a nice hello or something. I just saw a ceiling and could hear screaming. I could see a guy’s head on the phone, and then the camera turns to her crying and getting hit," he said.
In court, the woman said that Trump helped "save her life."
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