Overview
- Matvei Rumiantsev, 22, was found guilty of assault occasioning actual bodily harm and perverting the course of justice following a trial at Snaresbrook Crown Court.
- Jurors acquitted him of rape and intentional strangulation tied to the January 18, 2025 incident, as well as a separate rape and assault allegation from November 2024.
- Barron Trump called City of London Police from the United States after briefly seeing the woman crying and being struck during a FaceTime call, telling operators she was “getting beat up.”
- Police responded to the London address and arrested Rumiantsev, with prosecutors arguing jealousy over the woman’s friendship with Trump as the motive; the woman told the court the intervention helped save her life.
- The judge instructed jurors to treat Trump’s out-of-court statements with caution because he was not cross-examined, while body-worn camera footage and the victim’s testimony formed key parts of the evidence.