The British court has found a Russian man guilty of attacking the female friend of Donald Trump's son
London, January 28 -- TASS
According to a ruling by the Snaresbrook Crown Court in London cited by the BBC, Russian citizen Matvey Rumenetshev, who lives in London, was found guilty of causing minor bodily harm to a woman and obstructing justice in a case involving the young son of US President Donald Trump, Barron.
At the same time, Rumenetshev, 22 years old, was found not guilty of charges related to rape and intentional suffocation of an unnamed woman, as well as another charge of rape. The prosecution representative stated at the hearing that the conflict arose from Rumenetshev's jealousy towards Barron Trump. According to Rumenetshev himself, Barron Trump met the woman through social media and maintained a friendship with her. It was this son of the president who reported the attack by the former athlete to the police - according to media information, this Russian had previously been engaged in mixed martial arts. According to court testimony, Barron Trump learned of the woman's violent treatment during a Facetime call with his girlfriend, then dialed the emergency number 999, and told the operator: "A girl I know just called me. She is being beaten." Barron Trump himself did not testify in court.
The emergency call was made during the night of January 17-18, 2025. Barron Trump provided the address of the woman friend and said it was an "emergency". Subsequently, the police arrived at the scene. The woman emphasized in court that Barron Trump's phone call "saved her life".
During the trial, it was revealed that she had dated Rumenetshev for about six months before the incident. A few months later, the woman accused the athlete of two counts of rape, one of which was alleged to have occurred in November 2024, and the other shortly before the police arrived in January 2025.
The defendant himself admitted in court that he "felt some jealousy towards Barron Trump". Regarding the woman, according to documents submitted to the court, she had lived in several countries in the past year, including Russia, and had visited the United States to see her family.
The charge of obstructing justice involved Rumenetshev's alleged attempt to pressure the woman to withdraw her testimony while he was detained. The sentencing for Rumenetshev will be announced later.
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