"Matvei Rumiantsev, 22, is on trial at Snaresbrook Crown Court in London, accused of assault and two counts of rape, among other charges, against the alleged victim, who jurors have heard is friends with Barron Trump. The defendant said he later regretted his behaviour but denies all six charges. Giving evidence on Thursday, Mr Rumiantsev said he became aware of the woman's friendship with Mr Trump, 19, while on a holiday in October 2024."
"The Russian citizen, who lives in London, told the court: She [the alleged victim] came up to me in the hotel room and she asked me to take a picture of her phone on which there was a chat with Barron Trump. The kind of chat they had didn't allow her to take a screenshot so she came up to me and asked me to take a photograph with the phone."
"Jurors heard that on 3 November 2024, Mr Rumiantsev and the alleged victim had an argument at her flat, and Mr Rumiantsev left the apartment after damaging her air fryer and dropping her kettle. He said that after he left, he received phone calls and text messages from the alleged victim, which made him concerned for her welfare, so he called the police."
Matvei Rumiantsev, 22, is accused of assault, two counts of rape and other offences related to an alleged victim who is friends with Barron Trump. He denies all six charges and expresses regret for his behaviour. He became aware of the woman's friendship with Barron Trump during a holiday in October 2024 when she asked him to photograph a chat on her phone because screenshots were not allowed. On 3 November 2024 they argued at her flat; he left after damaging an air fryer and dropping a kettle. After receiving calls and texts that concerned him, he contacted the police.
Read at www.independent.co.uk
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]