New Delhi: The body of Jacintha Saldana, the nurse who committed suicide in London after a prank call by two Australian RJs, will be brought back to on Saturday and the funeral will take place in her hometown in Karnataka. A memorial mass service was held on Friday which was attended by her family and friends.
Meanwhile, the Guardian newspaper has revealed details of three of Saldanha's suicide notes. One criticises the hospital staff, the other speaks of the prank call by the Australian RJs, and the third speaks of the funeral arrangements she wanted.
The family has now sought an independent probe. Jacintha's husband, Benedict Barboza, will be escorting the body. Jacintha, who was 46, will be buried near Mangalore on Sunday.
On December 4, a pair of Australian RJs phoned the hospital, pretending to be the Queen and Prince Charles, seeking information on the Duchess' condition. Ms Saldanha, who answered the phone at the King Edward VII hospital, transferred their call to another nurse....
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07:59 AM, Dec 15, 2012
Melbourne: The staff of an Australian radio station, whose DJs made a prank call to a UK hospital that led to the death of an Indian-origin nurse, have received death threats, prompting some of them to move to safehouses. About a dozen staff of Sydney-based 2DayFM radio station have been moved into safehouses and up to 10 executives have been assigned bodyguards following death threats against them, the Daily Telegraph...
01:00 PM, Dec 14, 2012
New Delhi: An apologetic Michael Christian and Mel Greig faced the camera for the first time since King Edward VII Hospital nurse Jacintha Saldanha died last week. It all began when Kate Middleton was admitted to hospital and the two RJs made a hoax call pretending to be the Queen and the Prince of Wales. Thinking that she was speaking to the Queen, Jacintha transferred the call to the nurse...
06:26 PM, Dec 10, 2012
London/Melbourne: The two Australian radio presenters, who made a prank call to a London hospital for details on Kate Middleton's pregnancy, that apparently led to an Indian-origin nurse's alleged suicide, are said to be in hiding amid global outrage. Mel Greig and Michael Christian, behind the prank call that has been linked to the nurse's death are said to be in a "fragile" state, undergoing intensive psychological counselling. The Scotland...
06:09 PM, Dec 09, 2012
Two australian radio jockeys called an Indian-origin nurse and tricked her to get details about Kate Middleton's pregnancy. The nurse was found dead in what's being called a case of suicide. ...
11:17 PM, Dec 08, 2012
Melbourne: Two Australian radio presenters who made a prank call inquiring about the medical condition of a pregnant Kate Middleton have been taken off air, a day after an Indian-origin nurse who transferred their hoax call was found dead in a suspected suicide. The unconscious body of Jacintha Saldanha, 46, was found on Friday morning at an address yards away from King Edward VII Hospital in London. The CEO of...
07:29 PM, Dec 08, 2012
London: Britain's Prince William and his wife Catherine are expecting a baby, destined to be the country's future monarch, the prince's office said on Monday. "Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are very pleased to announce that The Duchess of Cambridge is expecting a baby," the office said in a statement. "The Queen, The Duke of Edinburgh, The Prince of Wales, The Duchess of Cornwall and Prince...
11:01 PM, Dec 03, 2012
