Virginia Giuffre, Who Accused Jeffrey Epstein & Prince Andrew Of Sexual Abuse, Dies By Suicide

Her family said she was a "fierce warrior" against sexual abuse, but the "toll of abuse... became unbearable."

Virginia Giuffre, who accused Jeffrey Epstein and Prince Andrew of sexual abuse, has died by suicide at age 41.

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Virginia Giuffre, who accused disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein and Prince Andrew of sexual abuse has died by suicide at the age of 41, her family has confirmed. 

In a statement on Friday, her relatives said she had been a "fierce warrior in the fight against sexual abuse", and that the "toll of abuse... became unbearable".

"She lost her life to suicide, after being a lifelong victim of sexual abuse and sex trafficking," her family said in the statement, reported BBC. 

'Passed Around Like Fruit Platter'

Giuffre was one of the most prominent accusers of Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell who said she was "passed around like a platter of fruit" as a teenager to rich and powerful predators including Prince Andrew of Britain. 

She alleged that Epstein and Maxwell trafficked her to the Duke of York when she was 17, an accusation Prince Andrew has strenuously denied. 

Her family said that she died on Thursday at her farm in Western Australia. 

West Australia police said they were alerted to reports of a woman who had been found unresponsive at a home in Neergabby on Friday night.

Giuffre has been recently living with her children and husband Robert in the suburb of North Perth, while recent reports suggested the couple had split after 22 years of marriage. 

Three weeks ago, she posted on Instagram saying she had been seriously injured in a car accident and had "just days to live". 

Sex Trafficking, Abuse

Prince Andrew, who had rejected the allegations of sex trafficking reached an out-of-court settlement with her in 2022. The settlement included a statement in which he expressed regret for his association with Epstein. 

The statement, however, contained no admission of liability or apology.

Giuffre, an American said she met Maxwell, a British socialite in the year 2000 and became a victim of sex trafficking when she was a teenager. 

From there, she said she was introduced to Epstein and alleged years of abuse by him and his associates.