Virginia Giuffre, who accused Prince Andrew and Jeffrey Epstein of sexual abuse, dies aged 41

Virginia Giuffre, who accused both Prince Andrew and Jeffrey Epstein of sexual abuse, has died aged 41.

Virginia Giuffre, who accused Prince Andrew and child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein of sexual abuse, has died aged 41.

Ms Giuffre’s family confirmed the 41-year-old died by suicide in Neergabby, in Western Australia.

“It is with utterly broken hearts that we announce that Virginia passed away last night at her farm in Western Australia,” her family said in a statement to NBC News.

“She lost her life to suicide, after being a lifelong victim of sexual abuse and sex trafficking.”

Virginia Giuffre, who accused Prince Andrew and Jeffrey Epstein of sexual abuse, has died, her family told American news outlet NBC News. Picture: Supplied

“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.”

Ms Giuffre alleged she was trafficked by convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, to have sex with Prince Andrew when she was a teenager.

The Duke of York has repeatedly denied the claims and has never been charged with any criminal offences.

In 2021, Ms Giuffre sued the duke for sexual abuse.

A year later, it was announced Ms Giuffre and the Duke had reached an out-of-court settlement which is believed to have included a “substantial donation to Ms Giuffre’s charity in support of victims’ rights”.

Virginia Giuffre's property at Neergabby. Picture: NewsWire / Sharon Smith

Ms Giuffre had been staying at the property in the months prior to her death. Picture: Realestate.com.au

It comes after Ms Giuffre was discharged from hospital earlier in the month following a bus crash, but was a no show in court, where she faced a charge of allegedly breaching a family violence restraining order.

She allegedly breached the order in February, and had then been hospitalised with kidney failure according to a social media post she made last month.

Ms Giuffre had recently been in a crash and hospitalised with kidney failure. Picture: Instagram.

Ms Giuffre captured global attention in March when she shared a post of her badly bruised face to social media in a post that claimed she had been involved in a bus crash and hospitalised with kidney failure.

The West Australian resident said she “had four days to live” in her post.

An undated handout photo taken at an undisclosed location and released on August 9, 2021 by the United States District County for the Southern District of New York, showing Prince Andrew, Ms Giuffre and Ghislaine Maxwell posing for a photo. Picture: US District Court – Southern District of New York (SDNY) / AFP

Police said they only had a record of a “minor” crash and were unaware of any injuries.

Her brother, Sky Roberts, said Ms Giuffre had never explicitly said her injuries were caused by the bus crash in the post.

In court on April 9, Ms Giuffre’s lawyer Karrie Loudon asked for the domestic violence breach charge to be adjourned so she could continue negotiations with the prosecution.

Ms Giuffre had been excused from appearing and Ms Loudon declined to comment on her client’s wellbeing outside of court.

Meanwhile, Ms Giuffre was outspoken about the abuse she had experienced.

When she was 16-years-old she was said she was recruited by Ghislaine Maxwell to work for Epstein.

The pair had groomed her and forced her to have sex with Epstein and others as part of an elaborate sex ring, from which she escaped in 2002.

Epstein died by suicide in 2019 from behind bars awaiting trial on child sex trafficking charges.

MS Giuffre has also said that Epstein and Maxwell trafficked her to rich and powerful men, including Prince Andrew, who has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing.

More to come.

Originally published as Virginia Giuffre, who accused Prince Andrew and Jeffrey Epstein of sexual abuse, dies aged 41