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London Court Jails Matvei Rumiantsev for 4 Years After Assault Seen on Barron Trump Video Call

The judge said jealousy drove the assault, with attempts to sway the case raising the prospect of deportation.

Overview

  • Rumiantsev, sentenced Friday at Snaresbrook Crown Court, received four years in prison for assault causing actual bodily harm and for perverting the course of justice.
  • Jurors in January convicted him on the assault and obstruction counts but cleared him of rape and intentional strangulation linked to the same period.
  • Prosecutors said he beat the woman for about an hour on January 18, 2025, dragging her by the hair and leaving her bruised and terrified she might die.
  • Barron Trump saw part of the attack during a FaceTime call from the United States and dialed 999, a move the judge praised, though jurors were told to treat his account with care because he was not cross‑examined.
  • The obstruction finding stemmed from a phone call from custody and a prison letter urging the woman to withdraw her claims, and the judge called him jealous and unrepentant while warning he may be deported after his sentence.