British judge shouts out Barron Trump while sentencing Russian domestic abuser he reported

President Donald Trump’s youngest son received a tip-of-the-hat from the British courts for his role in reporting a domestic abuse case last year.

Judge Joel Bennathan sentenced Matvei Rumiantsev, a 23-year-old Russian national, to two years in prison after being found guilty of assault for abusing his on-and-off girlfriend.

During the Friday sentencing at Snaresbrook Crown ​Court, the judge noted that Barron Trump was on a phone call with the abused woman when the assault began. The president’s son immediately called the British authorities to report the attack.

“At one stage in the violence, there was a call to or from her friend, Barron Trump,” Bennathan told Rumiantsev.

Barron Trump and first lady Melania Trump are seen during President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress in the House chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

He continued,