Virginia Giuffre, the accuser of Prince Andrew, died at the age of 41, according to her family.
Her family announced in a statement that she committed suicide on Friday, April 25, at her Australian home.
“It is with utterly broken hearts that we announce that Virginia passed away last night at her farm in Western Australia,” they added.
“She lost her life to suicide, after being a lifelong victim of sexual abuse and sex trafficking.”
Virginia was a fierce warrior in the fight against sexual abuse and sex trafficking. She was the light that lifted so many survivors.
“In the end, the toll of abuse is so heavy that it became unbearable for Virginia to handle its weight.”
Giuffre was discovered unconscious at a residence in the Neergabby neighborhood on Friday, April 25, according to West Australia police.
“Police and St John Western Australia attended and provided emergency first aid. Sadly, the 41-year-old woman was declared deceased at the scene,” a police spokesperson said.
“The death is being investigated by Major Crime detectives; early indication is the death is not suspicious.”
According to Giuffre, she was ‘forced to have sex’ with Prince Andrew at Epstein’s New York apartment after being sex trafficked to him at the age of 17 by Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.
All accusations against Prince Andrew are refuted.
Giuffre did not acknowledge any wrongdoing as part of the 2022 financial deal he and the Royal agreed out of court.
While awaiting trial on sex trafficking allegations in 2019, Epstein committed suicide while incarcerated. Maxwell was given a 20-year prison sentence in 2022 for her involvement in the sexual assault of underage females.
Giuffre told her Instagram followers three weeks ago that she had been in a car accident and was given “four days to live” due to “kidney renal failure” as a result of the collision.
She shared several pictures of her injuries, including severe facial bruises, along with the news.
Local authorities, however, had denied the accident’s seriousness, calling it a “minor crash” with “no reported injuries.”
In Ocean Reef, close to Perth, Giuffre had been accused of violating a family violence restraining order a month prior due to rumors of conflict between her and her estranged husband Robert.
She did not enter a plea during the initial hearing of her case on March 14 at the Joondalup Magistrates’ Court in northern Perth.
According to Western Australia Courts, the case was postponed until June 11 for a plea hearing. At the time, Giuffre’s agent stated that she “looks forward to defending herself against [Robert’s] malicious claim.”
Giuffre’s publicist Dini von Mueffling characterized the mother-of-three as “deeply loving, wise, and funny” after learning of her passing.
“She adored her children and many animals. She was always more concerned with me than with herself,” she wrote in a statement.
“I will miss her beyond words. It was the privilege of a lifetime to represent her.”
