Western Australian police are conducting a review of their interactions with Virginia Giuffre, who died by suicide at age 41 in April at her farm in Western Australia. The review was prompted by a letter from Giuffre's family and other advocates.
Western Australia Police Commissioner Col Blanch confirmed in a parliamentary hearing that police received a letter from Giuffre's family regarding the matter and were conducting a review. Blanch stated he did not yet know how police responded to Giuffre's case, and that police respond to over 100,000 family violence incidents every year.
Giuffre's brother, Sky Roberts, and sister-in-law, Amanda Roberts, wrote to the Western Australian state coroner and police to request a review of the handling of a domestic violence dispute involving Giuffre. Giuffre was involved in a domestic violence dispute with a former partner prior to her death.
The family was not questioning the circumstances surrounding Giuffre's death or disputing that she died by suicide, Sky Roberts stated. Amanda Roberts said the family was asking for a thorough review of the process regarding Giuffre's interactions with the police station on multiple occasions. She also asked why police did not continue to follow up on reports made by Giuffre. Sky Roberts said he believes that if police had conducted a thorough investigation, Giuffre would still be alive. He also stated a thorough investigation into systemic failures in Australia, the United States, and the UK is what Giuffre would have wanted.
Researchers and practitioners from Australian universities and family violence organizations wrote to the coroner asking for an inquest into Giuffre's death. The coroner's court responded with condolences to the family's request for an investigation but had not yet committed to a formal review.
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