Jeffrey Epstein and Prince Andrew accuser Virginia Giuffre, who was found dead by “suicide” last week, showed “no signs” she wanted to take her own life, according to her lawyer.
Virginia, 41, was found unresponsive by cops at her remote farmhouse, an hour north of Perth, Australia, on Friday.
In 2021, Virginia sued Prince Andrew, claiming she was trafficked and forced to have sex with the Duke on three occasions.
It is understood Virginia took a pill overdose. However, questions remain over whether she intended to kill herself.
Virginia’s lawyer, Karrie Louden, who was among the first at the house after Virginia’s body was found, told The Sun Online: “We’ve got big question marks over it.”
“There’s suicide, and then there’s misadventure.”
“I didn’t see her in the room. I wasn’t in there. The family said what the family has said but I’m not going to speculate whether it was suicide or accidental.”
“You’ll all be aware that she’s been in hospital. She’s been on medications.”
“Has she just taken too many painkillers? Was she intentionally doing it? I just, you know…
“I don’t even know what the cause of death was.”
Karrie, who has represented Virginia since 2024, added, “She was in a lot of pain but she was looking forward to things in the future.”
“She wanted to renovate this house and all sorts of things like that. There were plans that she had for the future.”
“I’d spoken to her in the days before.”
“I was meant to be up here today, right now, having a meeting with her so we could sort out some of her legal affairs.”
“I was here this time last week, and things were positive.”
“I’m a defense lawyer, so I don’t like to speculate about things. I like beyond reasonable doubt.”
“Until the evidence is in, we’re just, you know, drawing conclusions. Officially, the police told me nothing.”
“They didn’t even confirm that she was dead. That’s how little information the police have provided to me.”
“This has been a complete shock to all of us.”
“If any of us had thought she’s going to commit suicide, of course we would have taken more steps, put her into a clinic or got her some more help.”
“When I got the phone call, I was like, are you joking? Because there was no signs that that was something she was considering?”
A spokeswoman for the Perth coroner said: “I can confirm Ms Giuffre’s death has been reported to the Coroner’s Court.”
“The circumstances of Ms Giuffre’s death will be investigated by the coroner.”
