D-Money Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 http://www.cbc.ca/ne...ital-death.html Kate nurse who took hoax call found dead Duke, Duchess of Cambridge saddened by death of nurse who took call from Australia CBC News Posted: Dec 7, 2012 10:44 AM ET Last Updated: Dec 7, 2012 2:33 PM ET The nurse who took a hoax call from two Australian broadcasters at the hospital treating the Duchess of Cambridge in London earlier this week has been found dead, King Edward VII's Hospital confirmed today. The hospital said Jacintha Saldanha had been a victim of the call made by two Australian radio disc jockeys. Saldhana was the first to answer the call Tuesday from two Australian broadcasters posing as Queen Elizabeth and Prince Charles seeking information about the condition of the duchess. Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, was admitted to hospital earlier this week with severe morning sickness early into her pregnancy. (Alastair Grant/Associated Press)Her first responses and those of a second nurse to whom she transferred the call were recorded and broadcast. Kate had been admitted to the hospital on Monday, suffering from acute morning sickness. "This is a tragic event," hospital chairman Lord Glenarthur said in a statement. "Jacintha was a first-class nurse who cared diligently for hundreds of patients during her time with us. She will be greatly missed." The hospital added: "We can confirm that Jacintha was recently the victim of a hoax call to the hospital. The hospital had been supporting her throughout this difficult time." Prince William and Kate issued a statement saying they were deeply saddened to learn of the death of Saldanha. "Their Royal Highnesses were looked after so wonderfully well at all times by everybody at King Edward VII Hospital, and their thoughts and prayers are with Jacintha Saldanha's family, friends and colleagues at this very sad time," the palace statement said. In the call from Australia on Tuesday, a woman doing a less-than-perfect imitation of Queen Elizabeth asked about the duchess's health. She was told by a second nurse who took the call from Saldanha that the duchess, the former Kate Middleton, "hasn't had any retching with me, and she's been sleeping on and off." The nurse went on to tell the personalities that Kate had had an uneventful night. The phoney queen and prince talked about travelling to the hospital to check in on the patient. The hospital said it supported Saldanha in the aftermath of the call and that its phone protocols were under review. Scotland Yard said initially today that they were treating a woman's death as "unexplained." Paramedics had been unable to revive her. The Royal College of Nursing in the U.K. issued a statement that said, "It is deeply saddening that a simple human error due to a cruel hoax could lead to the death of a dedicated and caring member of the nursing profession." In Australia, people quickly began to attack the perpetrators of the hoax call, 2DayFM personalities Mel Greig and Michael Christian, who had apologized for the prank. "The best you deserve is to lose all of your listeners and be closed down," wrote one commenter. "Who is going to take responsibility for this??" The station said Friday that Greig and Christian were "deeply saddened by the tragic news" of the nurse's death. The statement announced that the pair have agreed not to comment on the "circumstances" and that they and the station "have decided that they will not return to their radio show until further notice out of respect for what can only be described as a tragedy." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shift-4 Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 Feel so bad for her Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottish⑦Canuck Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 Sad. But it's not the radio DJ's fault really. It wasn't malicious in any way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inane Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 People take life way too seriously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pibroch Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 What did they say that would make her kill herself? I don't understand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Langdon Algur Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 I actually feel bad for the radio show DJ's, they must feel awful. Who would have thought a simple little prank would lead to this. You have to wonder what went on after the call, if the women was disciplined by the hospital in a harsh way or recieved harsh words from co-workers. I can't imagine accepting the call alone would cause her to take such drastic action as taking her own life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tearloch7 Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 In a word .. tragic .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grapefruits Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 The nurse is the only person to blame for this. Suicide is easily the most selfish thing a person can do. I'm sure she has family and friends that are now deeply saddened, not to mention the will hang on the minds of the dj's likely forever. Suicide is the cowards way out, plain and simple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Langdon Algur Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 The nurse is the only person to blame for this. Suicide is easily the most selfish thing a person can do. I'm sure she has family and friends that are now deeply saddened, not to mention the will hang on the minds of the dj's likely forever. Suicide is the cowards way out, plain and simple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special Ed Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 Just stupid to be making prank calls like that in the first place. RIP to the nurse and I hope the DJs aren't DJs very long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master Mind Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 While I agree that taking her life was a terrible thing for her to do, but what's the point in the "prank" anyway? It wasn't funny. Seems really dumb to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogbyte Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 What did they say that would make her kill herself? I don't understand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake Doctor Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 Just leave them alone. William lost his mother to paparazzi, he does not need his wife to become depressed when she is pregnant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-Money Posted December 7, 2012 Author Share Posted December 7, 2012 I actually feel bad for the radio show DJ's, they must feel awful. Who would have thought a simple little prank would lead to this. You have to wonder what went on after the call, if the women was disciplined by the hospital in a harsh way or recieved harsh words from co-workers. I can't imagine accepting the call alone would cause her to take such drastic action as taking her own life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grapefruits Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 No one's to blame. The nurse likely had other issues or a mental illness that she was dealing with and life became so dark for her she may not have seen any other way out. Do you blame Rypien or Belak for the path they sadly decided to take? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottish⑦Canuck Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 Just stupid to be making prank calls like that in the first place. RIP to the nurse and I hope the DJs aren't DJs very long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanKeslord17 Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 People take life way too seriously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanKeslord17 Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 People take life way too seriously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostViking Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 The article says the DJs pretended to be royalty and they asked about the Dutchess' health, not sure why that is even part of the article. Sounds to me like she must have committed suicide for another reason, too bad the article doesn't even attempt to explain why she did it, or even offer any guesses. I highly doubt she killed herself because she had to listen to someone asking how one of her patients was doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOMapleLaughs Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 Just another reason to be rid of the royals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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