Virginia Giuffre: ‘Anxious, hostile’ separation revealed at estranged husband’s firearms sentencing in Perth

Sad details of the final months of Virginia Giuffre’s life have emerged, with court documents revealing the break-up with her husband involved hostility and anxiety. The 41-year-old - a survivor of billionaire paedophile Jeffrey Epstein - died by her own hand on Friday, less than a month after she posted to social media that she had just “four days to live”. Police confirmed they were called to Ms Giuffre’s sprawling farm in Neergabby, about 80km north of Perth, about 9.50pm after she was found unresponsive. She had spent years out of the public spotlight, after alleging she was sex trafficked to Prince Andrew as a teenager. But that harsh spotlight returned after she posted a photograph of her seemingly badly bruised faced to social media following what she described as a “110km/h” crash with a school bus near her home. Police later dismissed the collision as a minor incident - leaving what she meant by having just days to live a mystery. On Tuesday, The West Australian viewed a transcript of Mr Giuffre’s appearance in Joondalup Courthouse on February 19 on a single firearms charge. It revealed that police attended the hobby farm on Chitna Road on January 14, after being called to an address in Quindalup, in WA’s South West region, on January 10 in response to a family domestic violence incident. In an unlocked wardrobe in a spare bedroom, they found hundreds of rounds of live ammunition. This included 400 long-range rifle rounds, hundreds of 12-gauge shotgun shells, more than 20 bullets and Winchester pellets. In an interview with police the following day, he made full admissions. “Mr Giuffre fully accepts responsibility,” his defence counsel told the court. “(The) ammunition should have been stored, prescribed to the regulations. “I just wanted to make note Mr Giuffre and his current partner are going through some separation. “There’s a lot of anxiety and, I guess, some hostility regarding this. “However, the firearms charge has nothing to do with the situation.” Magistrate Raelene Johnston then sought confirmation Mr Giuffre had not been charged with anything in relation to his crumbling relationship. “No, there was no threats made,” the lawyer replied. He went on to say his client was a “full stay-at-home dad” to their three children - two teens and one aged over 18 - and sought a spent conviction as any criminal record would negatively affect his future work prospects. “Considering he’s going through a separation, he’s going to need to start work in the future,” the lawyer said. Ms Johnston said Mr Giuffre had not been “paying proper care” with the ammunition but the prosecution was not suggesting “this was done with any bad intent on your part.” “So although it’s not nefarious, nonetheless, it is a dangerous thing because obviously that ammunition can come into the hands of anyone if someone enters your house,” she said. She granted the spent conviction, noting Mr Giuffre had a “fairly recent reckless driving by speed” record but no criminal convictions and “very positive” references. The magistrate fined him $500 and ordered he pay court costs of $300.50. The court was told Mr Giuffre was the holder of a firearms licence and owned “numerous” guns and ammunition at “various addresses.” Ms Guiffre moved to Perth from Cairns in 2020, buying a $1.9 million, six-bedroom, four-bathroom ocean-front property in Ocean Reef. After the March 30 Instagram post, it emerged she had been charged with one count of breaching a family violence restraining order on February 2, allegedly committed in the same suburb, but never entered a plea. She was next due in Joondalup Magistrates Court on June 11. Ms Guiffre said in the post: “I’m ready to go, just not until I see my babies one last time, but you know what they say about wishes.” She shot to prominence in 2015 after filing a lawsuit in a New York court against Epstein’s former girlfriend and socialite Ghislaine Maxwell, alleging the pair had kept her as a “sex slave” for the rich and powerful. She sued Prince Andrew in 2021, securing a settlement payout the following year widely speculated to be about $16m. Prince Andrew strongly denies the allegations. Lifeline 13 11 14 1800 RESPECT (1800 737 732) Sexual Assault Resource Centre 1800 199 888

Virginia Giuffre: ‘Anxious, hostile’ separation revealed at estranged husband’s firearms sentencing in Perth

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