I thought it was the receptionist that died though?

Oh right I presumed it was the second because the transcript of the conversation just described the first as a receptionist

The reporter on BBC News said the staff nurse was covering the phones for some reason.

It's awful:(. I wonder what will happen to that radio station now?

Yes it was the first Lady taking the call,
her voice went worldwide news.


its a Sad Day

they better stop doing Prank calls
outside of their nation



Or sack the buggers

Yes but late night
they may cover calls.
As so many sleeping

There was no receptionist on duty at the time as it was about 05:30 so this nurse took the call.

I would have thought both this nurse and the nurse who spoke to the radio presenters would have been suspended while they were investigated for violating patient privacy, but the hospital said that there had been no disciplinary action being taken against the nurse..

One wonders the presenters had got through to a receptionist would they have been put through.

What a tragic end to a very bizarre situation.

The 2 DJ's who did the prank have been taken off air.
For now.

ref:SkyNewsHD and Ch4 news

they probably should have thought about it more but I feel a bit bad for the DJs, they weren't to know it would lead to this

RIP though

Yes her voice went worldwide
sad as she has 2 kids

The DJ's have both deleted their Twitter accounts now as well

It's a shocking story....am sure there will be more to her situation....just so sad... RIP

Thats heartbreaking, kate and wills announced the pregnancy less than 2 weeks ago, already they are being hounded and an innocent nurse is dead.
I hope the idiot presenters are sacked!

they never intended for it to escalate like this. it was just a harmless prank

Not so harmless....

'You have her blood on your hands': Australian DJs taken off air amid global revulsion at 'sick prank'
Mel Greig and Christian Michael banned from show until further notice
2DayFM offers 'deepest sympathies' to Jacintha Saldanha's family
Statement follows global revulsion at pair who boasted of prank
They were still pictured on station’s site urging listeners to ‘hear latest’
Later both closed their Twitter accounts following huge backlash
Station's Facebook page has been bombarded with abusive comments


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...#ixzz2EOexyGaz

Really tragic event, really awful for this to happen. What turmoil this Nurse must have been in.
Horrible thing to occur.

This is horrible! That poor woman, she must have felt awful! There's nothing worse than realising you've screwed up at work, never mind having it plastered over the media AND it being seen as some sort of national security risk...

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I can't believe this story.. she didn't get fired did she?

Surely there wasn't THAT much pressure on her? :(

I can't believe the papers pages are all about "Kate's sadness".

Have some respect for the lady herself.

Some people do not cope with things the same as others do. I should think this had a huge impact on her though. So sad and devastating for her family. I imagine this incident will change the course of similarly intended "comedy sketches" going forward. Very unfortunate, and truly saddening, but a witch hunt should not be the course. Lessons can be learned, but accountability is not the answer in my opinion. May she rest in peace.

She may have felt that by passing on the call instead of screening it out for what it was, she behaved dishonourably and when you do that you are required to fall on your sword.

For her the only honourable thing would be to kill herself.

We are told she was from overseas and her native culture may have added into this issue of honour

That is the only way I could explain this.