Barron Trump, son of US president Donald Trump, called British police after a woman he was on a video call with was allegedly attacked in January last year, a court heard
Barron Trump, the son of US president Donald Trump, was told to “stop being rude” by a 999 operator when he contacted police in the UK after receiving a call from a woman who was being attacked, a court heard.
Matvei Rumiantsev, 22, is on trial at London’s Snaresbrook Crown Court accused of assault and two counts of rape, among other charges, against the woman who jurors have heard is friends with Barron, 19. Rumiantsev has denied assault, actual bodily harm, intentional strangulation, perverting the course of justice and two counts of rape, as the trial goes on.
Jurors were told Barron called police after the woman he was on a video call with was allegedly attacked on January 18, 2025. The City of London Police have shared a full transcript of the 999 conversation, redacted by the Crown Prosecution Service to preserve the anonymity of the victim.
Full redacted transcript of Barron Trump’s call with 999
Operator: “City of London Police, how can I help you?”
Barron: “Oh I’m calling from the US, uh I just got a call from a girl, you know, she’s getting beat up. The address is (redacted).
Operator: “Yeah.”
Barron: “(Redacted). This was happening about eight minutes ago. I just figured out how to, how to call someone. Uh, uh it’s really an emergency.”
Operator: “What’s her name?”
Barron: “Her name is (redacted).”
Operator: “Her date of birth?
“Barron: “She’s (inaudible), she’s (inaudible), it’s really an emergency please.”Operator: “Yeah I know, what’s her age?” Barron: “(Redacted).”
Operator: “(Redacted) how do you know her?”
Barron: “I mean these details don’t matter, she’s getting beat up like I-“
Operator: “Yeah I know but I need to take information from you, so how have you come by this information?”
Barron: “Uh I got a call from her with a guy beating her up.”
Operator: “Okay how do you know her?”
Barron: “I don’t think these details matter she’s getting beat up but okay fine, also I met her on social media, I don’t think that matters.”
Operator: “You know I can-“
Barron: “She’s getting beat up.”
Operator: “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?”
Barron: “I met her on social media.”
Operator: “OK.”
Operator: “Know the partner’s name or the person that’s beating her up at all?”
Barron: “No.”
Operator: “And they’re at home, they’re not out into the street?”
Barron: “Yes, correct.”
Barron: “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.”
Operator: “OK.”
Barron: “So, sorry for being rude.”
Operator: “(Inaudible)”.
Barron: “(Inaudible).”
Barron: “For a reason I don’t know (inaudible).”
Operator: “You saw a video on social media, what like a video call?”
Barron: “No, No, I (inaudible) a video call.”
