Three weeks prior to her death, Virginia Giuffre shared a post on her Instagram account, in which she claimed doctors had told her she only had a few days left to live following a crash with a school bus.

Her publicist said last month Ms Giuffre had been treated in an Australian hospital after a traffic collision. Local police later disputed the severity of the crash.

On March 30, Ms Giuffre posted on Instagram: “This year has been the worst start to a new year, but I won’t bore anyone with the details but I think it important to note that when a school bus driver comes at you driving 110km as we were slowing for a turn that no matter what your car is made of it might as well be a tin can.

“I’ve gone into kidney renal failure, they’ve given me four days to live, transferring me to a specialist hospital in urology. I’m ready to go, just not until I see my babies one last time, but you know what they say about wishes.

“S**T in one hand and wish in the other and I guarantee it’s still going to be s**t at the end of the day.

“Thank you all for being the wonderful people of the world and for being a great part of my life. Godbless you all xx Virginia.”