Barron Trump saved a woman’s life by calling 999 as he saw his friend being assaulted, a court has heard.
Donald Trump’s 19-year-old son spoke directly with an operator after hearing what he believed was Russian national Matvei Rumiantsev repeatedly striking his friend inside a London flat over a video call.
Jurors at Snaresbrook Crown Court heard a recording of the call – made at 2.23am on January 18 last year.
“I just got a call from a girl, you know. She’s getting beaten up,” Barron told the handler.
“It’s really an emergency, please. I got a call from her with a guy beating her up.”
The college student first had to work out how to reach emergency services in Britain before making the call.
After being told off by the operator for not answering questions properly, Barron apologised.
“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?” the call handler said.
‘It’s really an emergency, please. I got a call from her with a guy beating her up,’ Barron told police
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“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,” Barron replied.
“So sorry for being rude,” he added.
Prosecutors told the court that Rumiantsev, 22, answered a video call from the President’s son on the woman’s phone.
He showed Barron her face before grabbing her hair and pushing her to the ground while shouting “you are not worth anything,” the court heard.
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The Russian national allegedly called the woman a “slut” and “whore” and kicked her stomach as she lay on the floor beside the fridge, jurors were told.
Prosecutors said the Russian was jealous of the American’s relationship with the woman and became enraged when he tried to phone her earlier that evening.
Police attended Mr Rumiantsev’s home in Poplar, east London, in the early hours following two 999 calls – one from the alleged victim and one from Barron.
Body-worn camera footage showed the woman telling officers she was friends with Barron Trump.
Police attended Mr Rumiantsev’s home in Poplar, east London, in the early hours following the 999 calls
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“He helped save my life. That call was like a sign from God at that moment,” she said in evidence.
Mr Rumiantsev faces charges of assault, actual bodily harm, two counts of rape, intentional strangulation and perverting the course of justice.
Prosecutors said he tricked officers into letting him phone the woman from custody and later sent a letter via a friend asking her to withdraw her statement.
The alleged victim initially withdrew her statement but later retracted this, telling police her original account was true.
Mr Rumiantsev denies all charges and the trial continues.