Donald Trump's son Barron praised for 'saving a woman's life' as her attacker's shocking sentence is revealed

Barron Trump has been hailed for 'saving a woman’s life' after a violent attack he witnessed over FaceTime led to the arrest and jailing of her attacker.

As previously reported, the 20-year-old son of Donald Trump called police in London from the US after seeing the woman being assaulted by Russian national Matvei Rumiantsev during a video call in the early hours of January 18 last year.

Snaresbrook Crown Court heard that during the attack, Rumiantsev answered the victim’s phone and turned the camera to show her crying on the floor.

The Emergency Call

Barron immediately contacted authorities, telling a 999 operator: "Oh, I’m calling from the US, uh, I just got a call from a girl, you know, she’s getting beat up," The Sun reported.

"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 operator told him: "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 responded that he knew the woman through social media and apologized, saying: "So sorry for being rude."

He later told police the victim was 'getting really badly beat up' and followed up by describing what he had seen.

"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," he revealed.

"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," he added.

"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," he told the police.

Victim Says Barron 'Helped Save My Life'

The woman, who cannot be named for legal reasons, later credited Barron’s actions with helping her survive the ordeal.

Giving evidence, she said: "He (Barron Trump) helped save my life...

"That call was like a sign from God at that moment."

Police were able to respond quickly to the address and arrested the suspect, who was a London-based receptionist, shortly after the incident.

The court heard he had become jealous of the woman’s friendship with the president's son.

The 23-year-old was ultimately convicted of assault occasioning actual bodily harm and perverting the course of justice after sending the victim a letter from jail asking her to retract her allegations.

He was cleared of more serious charges, including rape and choking.

"You are a man given to jealousy and you have a temper," the judge said.

"Your lack of insight and empathy was apparent at trial. You continue to try to blame the complainant for everything that has happened."

Rumiantsev was sentenced to four years in prison.

He was also handed a seven-year restraining order and faces possible deportation from the UK.

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