In brief
Barron Trump, 19, reported an assault during a video call to UK police, claiming he witnessed a friend being attacked. This report comes amid a trial involving Matvei Rumiantsev, who faces serious charges, including rape and assault. Rumiantsev denies all allegations. The court hears testimonies surrounding the events of January 2025 involving Barron Trump's communication with the victim.
Donald Trump's youngest son contacted UK police saying he witnessed a friend in London being beat up during a video call, a court has heard.
Barron Trump, 19, told police he had friends call 999 from the US so that he could report the alleged attack in January 2025.
Matvei Rumiantsev, 22, is on trial at Snaresbrook Crown Court accused of assault and two counts of rape, among other charges, against the alleged victim, who cannot be named for legal reasons
He denies assault, actual bodily harm, two counts of rape, intentional strangulation and perverting the course of justice by pressuring the woman to withdraw her complaints.
Trump called the alleged victim on 18 January last year, the court heard.
Shortly after placing the call, the US president's fifth child contacted the police and said she was being assaulted.
I'm calling from the US, uh I just got a call from a girl, you know, she's getting beat up, he said, according to a transcript of the call released by the Crown Prosecution Service.
Rumiantsev denies the charges, which date between November 2024 and January 2025. Prosecutors allege Rumiantsev strangled the woman the evening of 17 January last year. She later called the police, and the Russian national was arrested on the morning of 18 January and taken into custody.
The trial continues.
