Virginia Giuffre’s loved ones have detailed her heartbreaking final days in the lead up to her death last week.
Giuffre — who became the most prominent victim of late convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein — died by suicide Friday, her family confirmed. She was 41.
She had lived in Australia at the time of her death, though her life began to unravel in recent months following her split from husband Robert Giuffre after 22 years of marriage.
The pair were embroiled in a bitter custody battle over their three children, who are aged 19, 16, and 15.
Giuffre’s brother, Sky Roberts, told People earlier this month that she wasn’t able to gain access to her kids in months due to her estranged husband’s restraining order filing.
“It’s the worst pain in the world to not have access to your children,” he told the outlet. “Can you imagine the pain? I will tell you, all the physical (pain) will never amount to the pain of being separated from your children in that way.”
Meanwhile, Sky’s wife and Giuffre’s sister-in-law Amanda Roberts, alleged to the outlet that Giuffre’s husband had been physically abusive.
“I think the last incident that they had, she almost died,” Amanda said of an alleged January incident. “And we had to speak that truth with her on the phone.”
“And I think she had acknowledged that if she had one more instance with him, she wasn’t making it out of there,” she added.
Giuffre made headlines last month when she posted a photo of her bruised-up face on social media — claiming she had been struck by a bus and had “four days to live.”
“This has been the worst start to a new year,” she wrote in the caption. “I’m ready to go, just not until I see my babies one last time, but you know what they say about wishes.”
However, a bus driver claimed shortly after that she had “blown it out of proportion.”
Giuffre later claimed she suffered years of physical abuse at the hands of her husband.
Roberts added that Giuffre and her husband had been undergoing marital issues for some time before finally splitting in August 2023.
If you are struggling with suicidal thoughts or are experiencing a mental health crisis and live in New York City, you can call 1-888-NYC-WELL for free and confidential crisis counseling. If you live outside the five boroughs, you can dial the 24/7 National Suicide Prevention hotline at 988 or go to SuicidePreventionLifeline.org.