Man jailed after assaulting woman in attack witnessed by Barron Trump

A Russian convicted of assaulting a woman in an attack witnessed by Donald Trump's youngest son has been jailed for four years

Matvei Rumiantsev, 23, who lived in Canary Wharf, east London, was convicted in January of assault occasioning actual bodily harm and perverting the course of justice.

Snaresbrook Crown Court heard he attacked the victim at her flat in London when he became jealous of her blossoming friendship with Barron Trump after she met him through social media.

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Mr Trump, 20, was in the US when he was on a video call with the victim, and called City of London Police to report witnessing the attack on 18 January last year.

A transcript of the call was read to the court, with Mr Trump telling police: "Oh I'm calling from the US, uh, I just got a call from a girl, you know, she's getting beat up."

The president's son told investigators: "I didn't expect her to pick up due to the difference in the time zone to the fact I am in the USA, the phone was answered but not by her, to my dismay.

"The individual who picked up the phone was a shirtless man with darkish hair, although I didn't get a good look, this view lasted maybe one second and I was racing with adrenaline.

"The camera was then flipped to the victim getting hit while crying, stating something in Russian. The guy had hung up. This whole interaction had lasted five to seven seconds."

As well as being convicted of assault, Rumiantsev - who was described as a "trained fighter" - was convicted of perverting the course of justice after writing to his victim from prison, asking her to withdraw her allegations.

He was found not guilty of one count of rape and intentional strangulation relating to the same day of the assault, and another count of rape and assault alleged to have occurred in November 2024.

Judge: Rumiantsev 'totally unrepentant'

During sentencing, the judge, Mr Justice Bennathan, said Rumiantsev was "totally unrepentant" and still blames the victim for what happened.

He said Rumiantsev "snapped" and hit the victim "multiple times over a prolonged period in the region of an hour" causing multiple injuries.

The judge added that when she managed to escape and reach a neighbour, Rumiantsev dragged her back into the flat by her hair.

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'Trump saw you beating her up'

He said that, during the assault, Rumiantsev answered a FaceTime call on her phone from Mr Trump.

"He [Mr Trump] saw you beating her up, and you held the phone and filmed her. An angry act to humiliate her," the judge said.

Mr Trump was praised by Mr Justice Bennathan during sentencing for "properly and responsibly" calling UK police.

He also referred to the victim's attempt to contact police: "I recall that in her first 999 call [to police] she said, quote, 'Please help me. I'm going to get killed.' I'm in no doubt whatsoever that was exactly how she felt."

The judge said Rumiantsev should be liable to deportation. But if he is not, he would be released on licence after serving 40% of his four-year sentence.

The court also issued a seven-year restraining order, banning him from contacting the victim.

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