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Inquiry into death of nurse pranked over royal pregnancy delayed until September

The inquest into the death of the nurse who took a prank call targeting Prince William’s pregnant wife Catherine has been delayed to September, an official said on Monday. Indian-born Jacintha Saldanha, a mother of two, was found hanged several days after taking the call from two Australian DJs, which…

Australian DJs could face prosecution for royal hoax

British prosecutors will decide whether to pursue charges against two Australian DJs, police said, after a nurse who took a hoax call to a hospital treating Prince William’s pregnant wife Kate apparently killed herself. Scotland Yard said officers had this week sent a file to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS)…

Nurse taken in by radio hoax laid to rest in India

Family and friends of the nurse who was found hanged after taking a hoax call to the hospital treating Prince William’s wife prepared for her funeral on Monday in a small town in southwest India. Indian-born Jacintha Saldanha, 46, apparently committed suicide after answering the prank telephone call from two…

‘Devastated’ family of dead nurse hoax victim makes tearful appearance

The “devastated” family of a nurse who apparently committed suicide after she was duped by a hoax call about Prince William’s wife Catherine made an emotional public appearance on Monday, following a global outcry over the death. Indian-born nurse Jacintha Saldanha, 46, was found dead on Friday, days after falling…

Nurse who transferred Kate Middleton prank call found dead in possible suicide

A nurse who was tricked by a pair of Australian radio DJs into putting a call through to staff attending to Kate Middleton was found dead on Friday, The Daily Mail reported. The body of Jacintha Saldanha, a nurse at King Edward VII Hospital, was found Friday morning near her workplace.…