Virginia Giuffre: Prince Andrew accuser to face court for ‘breaching restraining order’ after claiming she had ‘days to live’ | World News
The woman who reached an out-of-court settlement with Prince Andrew after accusing him of sexual assault is facing court over allegedly breaching a restraining order.
The court appearance will come after Virginia Giuffre said this week that she had been given “four days to live” after a car she was travelling in was hit by a school bus.
Ms Giuffre, who lives in Australia, has been charged with breaching a family violence restraining order in Ocean Reef, near Perth, on 2 February, Western Australia (WA) Courts said.
The case was first heard in Joondalup Magistrates’ Court in northern Perth on 14 March, where she did not enter a plea, WA Courts said.
The case is due back in court on 9 April.
Ms Giuffre said in an Instagram post this week that a car she was travelling in was “slowing for a turn” when it was struck by a school bus travelling at 110kmph (68mph).
Virginia Giuffre. File pic: AP
The 41-year-old shared a photo of herself appearing to be badly bruised and lying in a hospital bed and wrote that she had “gone into kidney renal failure”.
Police later said they received a report of a “minor crash” between a school bus and a car in Neergabby, about 12 miles north of Perth, on 24 March.
A spokesperson said the collision was reported by the bus driver the following day, and there were no reported injuries.
In her Instagram post, mother-of-three Ms Giuffre had written: “I’ve gone into kidney renal failure, they’ve given me four days to live, transferring me to a specialist hospital in urology.
“I’m ready to go, just not until I see my babies one last time, but you know what they say about wishes. S**t in one hand and wish in the other & I guarantee it’s still going to be s**t at the end of the day.”
According to reports, a spokesperson for Ms Giuffre said the Instagram post was a mistake and she had meant to share the post to her private Facebook page.
A statement said: “Virginia thanks everyone for the outpouring of love and support. She is overwhelmed with gratitude.
“Today she remains in [a] serious condition while receiving medical care. On 24 March, in rural Western Australia, a school bus hit the car in which she was riding.”
It said: “Virginia was banged up and bruised and returned home. Virginia’s condition worsened and she was admitted to the hospital.”
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Prince Andrew reached an out-of-court settlement with Virginia Giuffre. Pic: PA
Ms Giuffre is reported to have separated from her husband.
A previous Instagram post by Ms Giuffre on 22 March included the caption: “My beautiful babies have no clue how much I love them and they’re being poisoned with lies. I miss them so very much. I have been through hell & back in my 41 years but this is incredibly hurting me worse than anything else. Hurt me, abuse me but don’t take my babies.”
Ms Giuffre is one of the most prominent accusers of paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein.
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She sued Prince Andrew for allegedly sexually assaulting her when she was 17 after she was trafficked by paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein.
The duke has repeatedly denied the claims and has not been charged with any criminal offences.
He paid millions to settle the case with Ms Giuffre, who he said he had never met.