Jeffrey Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre dies by suicide, her family says

FILE PHOTO: Lawyer David Boies arrives with his client Virginia Giuffre for hearing in the criminal case against Jeffrey Epstein, who died this month in what a New York City medical examiner ruled a suicide, at Federal Court in New York, U.S., August 27, 2019. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo

(Reuters) - Virginia Giuffre, one of the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's most prominent accusers, has committed suicide, her family said on Friday.

Giuffre, 41, died on Friday in Western Australia state, where she had been living for several years, the family said in an emailed statement.