Barron Trump praised by UK judge for phoning 999 to report attack on friend
Barron Trump praised by UK judge for phoning 999 to report attack on friend
A Russian man, 23, who assaulted a woman and recorded the incident to showcase Donald Trump’s son Barron was sentenced to prison. The attack occurred due to jealousy over the woman’s friendship with Mr Trump, who recently celebrated his 20th birthday, following their connection via social media.
During the assault, he received a FaceTime call from the president’s son and shifted the camera to capture himself striking the woman as she knelt in tears. Mr Trump dialed 999, connected with City of London Police, and urged the operator: “This is urgent. I’m in the US and just spoke to a girl—she’s being attacked.”
“This is urgent. I’m in the US and just spoke to a girl—she’s being attacked.”
Testifying at Snaresbrook Crown Court, the woman stated that Mr Trump’s 999 call “was crucial in saving my life.” The judge noted: “You targeted a vulnerable, emotionally fragile young woman.”
Rumiantsev received a four-year sentence. Mr Justice Bennathan labeled him a “trained fighter” and “someone prone to jealousy” with a short temper. He told the defendant: “Your lack of insight and empathy was apparent at trial. You continue to try to blame the complainant for everything that has happened.”
The transcript of Mr Trump’s 999 call—made just days before his father’s inauguration—reveals he insisted it was a waste of time explaining how he knew the woman. “I’m calling from the US, uh, I just got a call from a girl—she’s being beaten up,” Mr Trump said. When asked how he knew her, he replied: “I don’t think these details matter—she’s being attacked, but fine, I also met her on social media.”
“I’m calling from the US, uh, I just got a call from a girl—she’s being beaten up.”
“I don’t think these details matter—she’s being attacked, but fine, I also met her on social media.”
Later in the 999 call, he pleaded: “She’s being really badly attacked and the call was about eight minutes ago, I don’t know what could have happened by now.” Mr Trump was then in email contact with detectives about possibly appearing as a prosecution witness. In reply to one email last May, he told them “what I saw was very brief indeed but indeed prevalent,” the court heard.
“I didn’t expect her to pick up due to the time zone difference, to the fact I am in the USA, the phone was answered but not by her, to my dismay,” the email continued.
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