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The employee, a member of the nursing staff, "was recently the victim of a hoax call," King Edward VII Hospital said in a media statement.
The DJs impersonated Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Charles in the prank call, in which some details of the Duchess of Cambridge's condition and care were given.
Audio of the call posted online suggested a receptionist spoke briefly to the DJs, who host a show for the 2Day FM radio station in Sydney, before the call was put through to a nurse.
Edit (forgot the link): http://www.cnn.com/2012/12/07/world/europe/uk-royal-hospital-death/index.html
randome
(34,845 posts)Is there a link?
Lone_Star_Dem
(28,158 posts)A nurse at the private hospital which treated the Duchess of Cambridge has been found dead in a suspected suicide two days after being duped by a prank call from Australian radio DJs.
The hospital, which has paid tribute to "a first class nurse", named the woman as Jacintha Saldanha
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An ambulance was called to the hospital this morning where she was found unconscious.
Paramedics made efforts to revive her but she was pronounced dead at the scene.
Read more: http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/kate-middleton-prank-hospital-nurse-duped-by-djs-dies-16247750.html#ixzz2ENoW4xjp
Sad. No matter if it's related to the incident or not.
siligut
(12,272 posts)Seems odd. Maybe it is just poorly worded.
Lone_Star_Dem
(28,158 posts)She wasn't actually found at the hospital, at an address 'near' the hospital. Or so it's being reported in The Guardian.
NYC Liberal
(20,136 posts)Enrique
(27,461 posts)you make a mistake involving someone with a lot of fans, the fans can come down on you really hard.
Barack_America
(28,876 posts)Enrique
(27,461 posts)she messed with the wrong person. talk about a ton of bricks! actually the bricks are still falling.
joeybee12
(56,177 posts)I smell foul play by someone
NYC Liberal
(20,136 posts)and something like this pushed her over the edge.
joeybee12
(56,177 posts)and the press then committed suicide...seemed very suspicious and all the talk about previous issues was simply talk.
My gut reaction is some whacko who thought the nurse had harmed Kate in some way.
ChazII
(6,205 posts)get any share of the blame for this? imho, the ones who made the call should not be held completely responsible.
Sophiegirl
(2,338 posts)And, I do feel that the prank callers deserve a great deal of the blame. If fact, I hope they are fired.
I know that sounds harsh, and I am not usually one to be that way. But, this makes my blood boil!!
ArnoldLayne
(2,067 posts)Bastards.
NYC Liberal
(20,136 posts)They said and did nothing that was cruel or bullying or anything of the sort.
This is no different than the guys who prank called Palin in 2008 (but they actually got through to her).
Lucky Luciano
(11,257 posts)The nurse must have been a severely troubled person.
JPZenger
(6,819 posts)There are some prank calls made by DJs where you just want to strangle them for their cruelty. This was not one of those.