A FORMER MMA fighter who attacked his ex-girlfriend before Barron Trump made a “life-saving” call to police has been jailed.
Donald Trump’s youngest son called British cops from the US after he saw the victim being assaulted by thug Matvei Rumiantsev on a FaceTime call.
Barron called British cops from the US after he saw the victim being attacked on a video callCredit: AP
Barron claims he saw MMA fighter Rumiantsev allegedly grab her hair and push her to the floor
Snaresbrook Crown Court was told Barron called the woman, who jurors heard is friends with the president’s son, in the early hours last January 18.
The 19-year-old made the harrowing 15-second call just days before his father Donald was inaugurated.
He then spoke to in London after claiming to have seen Rumiantsev allegedly grab her hair and push her to the floor.
Giving evidence, the victim said: “He (Barron Trump) helped save my life.
“That call was like a sign from God at that moment.”
In January, Rumiantsev appeared at court accused of two counts of rape, assault by beating and intentional strangulation, among other offences.
But, a jury found him not guilty of all but two charges – assault occasioning actual bodily harm and perverting the course of justice.
Rumiantsev has now been jailed for four years.
The (CPS) later released a transcript of the call in which were alerted to the by the American.
Barron said: “Oh I’m calling from the US, uh I just got a call from a girl, you know, she’s getting beat up.
“This was happening about eight minutes ago. I just figured out how to, how to call someone. Uh, uh it’s really an emergency.”
At one point, the 999 City of London Police operator told off Trump for refusing to answer questions.
They said: “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?”
Full transcript of Barron's call to cops
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.”
Barron then said he met the victim on social media and that she was “getting really badly beat up”.
He added: “So sorry for being rude.”
Barron added more details an email to police, saying he was “racing with adrenaline” and alleged seeing the woman was “getting hit whilst crying”.
It read: “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 lasted five to seven seconds.”
Barron continued: “I made two of my friends call the Met Police in the UK, even though they are in the US.
“As per evidence I do not have any, I was told by the victim who I am very close with that this individual was giving her difficulty for a long time.”
Former fighter Rumiantsev admitted during the trial that he was “jealous” of the woman’s relationship with Barron.
And, in court, it was argued by Prosecutor Serena Gates that the 22-year-old called Barron to show “dominance”.
But, he claimed in court: “I was drunk. I was not angry, was not jealous. I was emotional and very exhausted from a long evening.
“I was a bit tired of her hysterical behaviour.”
He recalled his victim’s behaviour “deteriorated sharply” after he showed her face to Mr Trump on the FaceTime call, Rumiantsev recalled.
Rumiantsev told the jury he had hoped it would calm her down.
He said: “I was demonstrating to her that she would not behave in the same way in front of other people and what she was doing was unreasonable.
“I thought it might bring her back to her senses.”
Barron made the harrowing 15-second call just days before his father Donald was inaugurated
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