Virginia Giuffre, the woman who accused Prince Andrew of sexually assaulting her when she was 17, has had her court case for allegedly breaching a restraining order adjourned until June. Ms Giuffre, 41, made headlines earlier this month when she declared on her social media that doctors had given her "four days to live" after her car was hit by a school bus, in what was described as a "serious accident" by her spokeswoman.
In a post, which was accompanied by a photo of Guiffre covered in bruises all over her face, she said that it had been "the worst start to a new year". She said: "I'm ready to go, just not until I see my babies one last time." Now Ms Giuffre, who lives in Australia, has been charged with breaching a family violence restraining order in Ocean Reef, near Perth, on February 2, Western Australia (WA) Courts said.
Her case was first heard in Joondalup Magistrates' Court in northern Perth on March 14, where she did not enter a plea.
She did not appear in court on Wednesday, where her matter was adjourned to June 11 for a plea hearing, WA Courts said.
It comes after Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital in Perth confirmed Ms Giuffre had been discharged from hospital following a collision last month.
According to reports, a spokesperson for Ms Giuffre said the Instagram post was a mistake and that she had meant to share the post on her private Facebook page.
A previous statement said: "Virginia thanks everyone for the outpouring of love and support. She is overwhelmed with gratitude. On March 24, in rural Western Australia, a school bus hit the car in which she was riding.
"Virginia was banged up and bruised and returned home. Virginia's condition worsened and she was admitted to the hospital. Concerning her Instagram post, Virginia thought that she had posted on her private Facebook page."
In a previous post, on March 22, she made another post featuring photos of her children, saying she was missing them. She is reported to have separated from her husband.
Western Australia Police said they received one report of a "minor crash" between a school bus and a car in Neergabby, about 12 miles north of Perth, on March 24.
The collision was reported by the bus driver the following day, while there were no reported injuries, a police spokeswoman said.
The Duke of York paid millions to settle a civil sexual assault case with Ms Giuffre, who he said he had never met. Andrew has repeatedly and vehemently denied her claims.
She sued him for allegedly sexually assaulting her when she was 17 after she was trafficked by convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.
Prince Andrew has always denied any wrongdoing.