Goa, April 26 -- Sydney, Australia - Virginia Giuffre, the woman who bravely accused Jeffrey Epstein and Prince Andrew of sexual abuse, has died by suicide at the age of 41, her family confirmed on Saturday.

In a heartfelt statement provided by her agent, Giuffre's family said she passed away at her farm in Neergabby, Western Australia. "It is with utterly broken hearts that we announce that Virginia passed away last night," the family wrote. "She lost her life to suicide, after being a lifelong victim of sexual abuse and sex trafficking."

Giuffre, a dual citizen of the United States and Australia, was one of the most prominent survivors to speak out against Epstein, who died by suicide in 2019 while awaiting trial in a New York jail on...