Trump's son called UK police after seeing woman 'beat up', court hears

Описание: Donald Trump’s youngest son, Barron Trump, called UK police.
He was in the United States.
The incident involved a woman in London.

Barron Trump is 19 years old.
He said he saw the woman being beaten.
He saw this during a video call.

He told police he met the woman on social media.
He said he was very close to her.
He believed she was in danger.

Barron could not call UK police directly.
He asked two friends to call 999 for him.
They called from the US.

Police received the call in January 2025.
A transcript was read in court.
He said it was an emergency.

Barron later gave an email statement.
He said what he saw was very brief.
It lasted five to seven seconds.

He said the call was answered by a man first.
The man was shirtless.
Then the camera flipped.

Barron said he saw the woman crying.
He said she was being hit.
This prompted him to call police.

The accused man is Matvei Rumiantsev.
He is 22 years old.
He is a Russian national.

He is on trial in London.
The court is Snaresbrook Crown Court.
The woman cannot be named.

Rumiantsev denies all charges.
These include assault and rape.
He also denies strangulation.

Prosecutors say the abuse happened over months.
They say it occurred between November 2024 and January 2025.
They say he strangled the woman on 17 January.

Rumiantsev told the court a different story.
He said the sex was consensual.
He said an argument followed.

He said the woman was hysterical.
He said he held her arms to protect himself.
He denied attacking her.

He said the phone rang during the argument.
It showed a call from Barron Trump.
He answered the call.

He said he hoped the call would calm her.
The court heard this testimony on Thursday.
The trial is still ongoing.