Barron Trump helped save a woman’s life after witnessing her being attacked during a FaceTime call and alerting British police, according to a London court.The youngest son of US President Donald Trump contacted UK emergency services after receiving a late-night call from a woman he knew, during which he allegedly saw her ex-boyfriend assaulting her. The call to police was made at 2.23 am on January 18, 2025.The woman cannot be named for legal reasons. She said that her ex-boyfriend, Matvei Rumiantsev, had been attacking her when she managed to reach Barron Trump. Prosecutors said 22-year-old Rumiantsev was jealous of her friendship with the US president’s son.In the emergency call played to the court, Barron Trump dialled a 999 operator and said: “I just got a call from a girl I know. She’s getting beaten up.” After giving her address, he added: “It’s really an emergency, please. I got a call from her with a guy beating her up.”Bodycam footage from police officers arriving at the address was also shown to jurors. She later told them: “I am friends with Barron Trump, Donald Trump’s son.”One officer was heard saying to a colleague: “So apparently this informant from America is likely to be Donald Trump’s son.” He added: “This female is friends with Donald Trump’s son. She was on a Facetime with him when this assault happened and he’s called us.”Police then asked the woman to call him back. During the call, she said: “Hello, Barron – did you call the police or anything?” He replied: “I had someone call the police.”Barron Trump later explained to officers what he had seen. “She called me. I picked up the phone expecting a nice hello or something,” he said.He added: “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 the call lasted 10 to 15 seconds. “I called you guys – that was the best thing I could do. I wasn’t going to call back and threaten things to him because that would just make the situation worse,” he added.Giving evidence, the woman described the call as “a sign from God”. She told the jury: “He helped save my life. That call was like a sign from God at that moment.” She said she had been “on my knees begging” before managing to get back up.The woman had been in a six-month relationship with Rumiantsev and later accused him of assault, rape, intentional strangulation and attempting to pressure her into withdrawing her complaints. Rumiantsev denies all charges.
