First son Barron Trump came to the rescue of a “very close” female friend by calling cops when he witnessed her boyfriend beating her up, New York Post reported.
The president’s son, 19, was in the U.S. and on a video call with the woman in London when he allegedly saw her brutalized by her attacker.
“He helped save my life. That call was like a sign from God at that moment,” the grateful victim, whose identity was withheld, said in a court hearing in the criminal case against the suspect, per The Times.
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Barron’s quick thinking was revealed when an audio of a call to emergency operators was played during that court hearing in the U.K. on Jan. 21.
“I just got a call from a girl I know. She’s getting beaten up. It’s really an emergency, please,” then 18-year-old Barron told dispatchers.
He’d reportedly met the woman, who hasn’t been named, on social media.
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During the hearing, it was alleged the woman had been assaulted by her ex-boyfriend, Matvei Rumiantsev, a Russian citizen, while Trump had been on a video call with her on Jan. 18, 2025.
Rumiantsev, 22, had allegedly grabbed her hair and pushed her to the floor, while shouting, “You are not worth anything,” according to The Times.
He’d allegedly been jealous of Trump’s communications with the woman and blew up when he’d tried to call her earlier that night. Bodycam footage showed police arriving at the woman’s property.
She told officers, “I am friends with Barron Trump, Donald Trump’s son.” The alleged victim then called Barron back so police could confirm her story, the court heard.
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“I called you guys; that was the best thing I could do,” Barron told cops, according to an audio played in court.
“I wasn’t going to call back and threaten things to him because that would just make the situation worse.”
In a later email to police, Barron admitted the explosive incident he witnessed on the video left him “racing with adrenaline.”
In charges dating from Nov. 1, 2024, to Jan. 23, 2025, Rumiantsev is accused of assault, actual bodily harm, two counts of rape, intentional strangulation and perverting the course of justice by pressuring the woman to withdraw her complaints. He denies all charges.