Virginia Giuffre Laid to Rest During Private Funeral in Australia, 1 Month After Her Death by Suicide at Age 41

Virginia Giuffre has been laid to rest.

Virginia’s loved ones recently said their final goodbyes to her when she was cremated during a private funeral, PEOPLE can confirm. The West Australian, which was the first to report the news, said the service took place at the Pinnaroo Valley Memorial Park in Padbury, Australia.

An exact date for the funeral for Virginia — who was one of the most outspoken accusers of convicted sex offenders Jeffery Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, as well as Prince Andrew — was not shared.

Family and friends gathered at the Australian cemetery a month after Virginia’s death by suicide at age 41 on April 24.

Virginia’s family did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment on Sunday, May 25.

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Virginia’s family revealed the news of her death in an exclusive statement to PEOPLE, expressing that she “lost her life to suicide, after being a lifelong victim of sexual abuse and sex trafficking.”

“Virginia was a fierce warrior in the fight against sexual abuse and sex trafficking. She was the light that lifted so many survivors,” the family continued. “Despite all the adversity she faced in her life, she shone so bright. She will be missed beyond measure. The light of her life were her children Christian, Noah, and Emily.”

Western Australia Police Force media liaison officer Shelby Brady later confirmed to PEOPLE that emergency services responded to a residence in Neergabby and found an unresponsive 41-year-old.

Emergency first aid was rendered, but the woman was declared dead at the scene. According to authorities, “early indications” showed that “the death is not suspicious.”

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Virginia’s sister-in-law, Amanda Roberts, remembered her while speaking to PEOPLE shortly after her death.

“The world lost a fierce warrior. She wished for all survivors to get justice. That is who she was,” said Amanda, adding through tears: “We lost our sister. Her children lost their mother, and her mother lost her daughter.”

“She was one of the most beautiful souls you would ever have the chance to meet,” Amanda continued of Virginia. “But I think sometimes, that load and that weight becomes too much to carry.”

Amanda added that her husband, Sky Roberts, Virginia’s brother, was staying with her when she died.

Virginia’s death came following a tumultuous start to 2025. On March 30, she said in an Instagram post that she was near death and in the hospital after a car she was in days earlier was struck by a school bus going more than 49 mph.

“I’ve gone into kidney renal failure,” Virginia wrote alongside a photo of herself lying in a hospital bed, her face seen covered in bruises. “They’ve given me four days to live, transferring me to a specialist hospital in urology.”

She then came forward days later with allegations of abuse against her husband of 22 years, Robert Giuffre, telling PEOPLE in an exclusive statement, “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.” (Robert’s attorney declined to comment on the allegations.)

Sky and Amanda later told PEOPLE that Virginia had been having marital issues for a while and she separated from Robert — the father of her three children, ages 19, 16 and 15 — sometime around August 2023.

Before her death, Virginia founded Speak Out, Act, Reclaim (SOAR), a non-profit organization that provides support for survivors of sexual assault.

If you or someone you know is considering suicide, please contact the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline by dialing 988, text “STRENGTH” to the Crisis Text Line at 741741 or go to 988lifeline.org.

If you or someone you know has been sexually assaulted, please contact the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673) or go to rainn.org.