Virginia Giuffre claims she is the sufferer of home violence at fingers of her husband who ‘beat her’ earlier than her automotive accident – as household say crash ‘saved her life’
After posting a social media post claiming she had ‘four days to live’, Virginia Giuffre has now claimed she suffered from domestic violence in her marriage.
Giuffre – an alleged victim of disgraced American financier Jeffrey Epstein who has accused Prince Andrew of abusing her as a teen, which the royal denies – shared a disturbing post of her bruised face last Sunday after a bus crash.
She had been involved in a collision with a bus travelling in rural Western Australia on March 24, but the bus driver, WA Police and multiple other witnesses said the crash was not as serious as she had made out online.
Now, the 41-year-old has said she can ‘no longer stay silent’ about alleged domestic violence in her marriage – as she is due in court accused of breaching a restraining order.
Giuffre and her husband Robert share three children and currently live in Perth, Australia, but have recently split up after 22 years of marriage.
In a statement to People, she said: ‘I was able to fight back against Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein who abused and trafficked me. But I was unable to escape the domestic violence in my marriage until recently. After my husband’s latest physical assault, I can no longer stay silent.’
‘Again, I thank everyone for their support. I have faith that justice will prevail.’
Her husband has not responded to the allegations. It comes as Giuffre is due to appear at Joondalup Magistrates Court on April 9 to address an alleged restraining order violation by texting Robert on February 2 in Perth.
Virginia Giuffre shared a photo from hospital claiming she had ‘four days to live’
Virginia Giuffre, then Virginia Roberts, pictured with Prince Andrew and Ghislaine Maxwell in early 2001
Giuffre was reportedly assaulted on January 9, 2025, in Dunsborough, Western Australia.
During a trip to celebrate one of the children’s birthdays, Robert allegedly assaulted his wife.
Her spokeswoman said she was transported to the hospital for her injuries.
They claimed Robert filed a family violence restraining order against her soon after, alleging that she had become violent with him.
Such orders, according to Australian law, are made to protect family members, including children, at risk of physical, financial, emotional, psychological and sex abuse. But they are also regarded as highly controversial because of the way in which they can be used by warring spouses who wish to weaponise the court system in their favour.
Last week, Giuffre wrote on Instagram: ‘I’ve gone into kidney renal failure, they’ve given me four days to live, transferring me to a specialist hospital in urology.’
Giuffre’s father, Sky Roberts, clarified her ‘four days to live’ claim, saying she was told by doctors she would have died in that time frame if she did not receive treatment – and said the crash may have been a ‘blessing in disguise’.
Ms Giuffre’s family claimed it’s possible not all of her injuries were caused by the bus crash
Giuffre has been living there alone since a ‘messy’ split from her husband Robert earlier this year (pictured together)
Mr Roberts said his daughter’s injuries likely weren’t solely caused by the bus crash.
‘Let’s be clear, she never stated in the bus accident the cause of all her other injuries,’ Mr Roberts said.
While Giuffre’s father admitted he didn’t know the specifics of ‘what happened internally to her’, he said her injuries were ‘consistent’ with a car crash.
‘Nobody ever said her liver issues and kidney failure were ever from that,’ he said.
‘But I do think that the bus crash in some way, shape, or form saved her life. It could have been a blessing in disguise.’
‘We still don’t know if it is, I’m not a medical professional. That’s up to her doctor to determine.’
Her spokeswoman told People she is ‘marginally better but still in serious condition’ after undergoing treatment at a hospital in Perth.
Giuffre became a household name after she claimed she was trafficked as a 17-year-old to have sex with Prince Andrew.
In February 2022, the Duke of York paid her an undisclosed amount, reportedly in the millions, to settle the case, though he denied any wrongdoing and the payment came with no admission of liability.
Afterwards, Giuffre made a fresh start by acquiring a $1.3million country property for her family, with the sprawling 40-acre farm boasting two separate homes, stables and multiple outbuildings. It is less than an hour north from the family’s beachfront mansion in Perth.
To outsiders, the high-security gated property looks like an idyllic place to bring up children with a babbling brook, horses and a custom-built dirt bike track around the perimeter.
The family’s picturesque farm (above) had become a gilded cage with CCTV and barbed wire
The family’s beachside house in Perth where it is understood Giuffre’s husband and kids are living but she is not
But in reality, the 40-acre property is a gilded cage, surrounded by barbed wire fences and high-tech CCTV.
No doubt Giuffre wanted to shield her three teenage children, a daughter and two sons, from prying eyes, previously admitting her profile was ‘a lot for them to carry’.
Giuffre has been living at the farm alone since a ‘messy’ split from her husband Robert earlier this year.
Giuffre is also accused of breaching a family violence restraining order at the family home and is due to face Joondalup court on April 9.
‘You don’t know the half of it,’ one neighbour told Daily Mail Australia. ‘I can’t really say anymore, but none of this surprises me.’
It is not known if she will be discharged for the court date as hospital sources said ‘it looks like she may be here for a few more days still’.
Giuffre met her future husband when she was just 19 while training as a masseuse in Thailand. The course had been paid for by the late paedophile Jeffrey Epstein, who had sex trafficked Giuffre with his accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell.
