Post date: Dec 11, 2012 12:40:35 PM
Post-mortem due to take place on nurse found dead after being duped by a prank call made to the hospital treating the Duchess of Cambridge.
LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (DECEMBER 11, 2012) (REUTERS) - A post-mortem is due to take place on Tuesday (December 11) on the nurse who was found dead after falling victim to a prank phone call made by Australian DJs to the London hospital treating the Duchess of Cambridge.
Jacintha Saldanha was found dead on Friday (December 7) at nurses' accommodation near the hospital, three days after she answered through the hoax call.The King Edward VII hospital, which was treating Prince William's wife for acute morning sickness earlier last week, has set up a memorial fund in Saldanha's name.
Saldanha's husband, Benedict Barboza and their two children made a private visit to the hospital on Monday (December 10).
A memorial service will be held later this week.
Saldanha will be laid to rest in Shirva in India after the investigation into her death is complete.
The Australian radio station behind the prank will donate its advertising revenue until the end of the year to the fund
Southern Cross Austereo (SCA), parent company of Sydney radio station 2Day FM, said it would donate all advertising revenue, with a minimum contribution of A$500,000 ($525,000).
The company has suspended the Sydney-based announcers, Mel Greig and Michael Christian, scrapped their "Hot 30" programme and suspended advertising on the station in the wake of Saldanha's death. Southern Cross said it would resume advertising on its station from Thursday (December 13).