Virginia Giuffre, Prince Andrew’s accuser, passed away at age 41, her relatives said.
In a statement, her family said she killed herself at her Australian home on Friday, April 25.
They also said, “We regret to inform you that Virginia passed away at her farm in Western Australia last night.”
“She died by suicide after experiencing sexual abuse and sex trafficking for her entire life.”
When it came to combating sexual assault and sex trafficking, Virginia was a strong warrior. She was the beacon of hope for countless survivors.
“In the end, the burden of abuse is so substantial that Virginia can no longer bear it.”
According to West Australia police, Giuffre was found unconscious at a home in the Neergabby suburb on Friday, April 25.
“St. John Western Australia and the police responded and administered emergency first aid.” According to a police spokesperson, the 41-year-old woman was tragically pronounced dead at the scene.
Detectives from Major Crime are looking into the death; preliminary findings suggest it is not suspicious.
Giuffre claims that she was “forced to have sex” with Prince Andrew at Epstein’s New York apartment after Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell sex trafficked her to him when she was just 17 years old.
Every charge made against Prince Andrew has been denied.
The 2022 financial agreement that Giuffre and the Royal reached out of court did not include any admission of wrongdoing.
Epstein killed himself in jail in 2019 while he was awaiting trial on charges of sex trafficking. Maxwell’s role in the sexual abuse of minors led to her being sentenced to 20 years in prison in 2022.
Three weeks ago, Giuffre shared on Instagram that she had been in a car accident and was given “four days to live” because of “kidney renal failure” stemming from the crash.
She posted the news along with a number of photos showing her injuries, which included significant facial bruising.
However, the accident’s severity was downplayed by local police, who described it as a “minor crash” with “no reported injuries.”
A month before, Giuffre had been charged with violating a family violence restraining order in Ocean Reef, near Perth, because of alleged arguments between her and her estranged husband Robert.
On March 14, at the Joondalup Magistrates’ Court in northern Perth, she did not enter a plea during the first hearing of her case.
The matter has been rescheduled for a plea hearing on June 11th, according to Western Australia Courts. “I look forward to defending myself against [Robert’s] malicious claim,” Giuffre’s agent said at the time.
When Giuffre’s publicist Dini von Mueffling heard of her death, she described the mother-of-three as “deeply loving, wise, and funny.”
She loved her kids and lots of animals. She always cared more about me than she did about herself, she noted in a statement.
“I will miss her terribly.” Being her representative was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
