Prank call DJs' emotional apology to family of nurse
The Australian DJs behind a prank call to the hospital where the pregnant Duchess of Cambridge was being treated have spoken of their regret after one of the nurses they duped was later found dead in a suspected suicide.
The Australian DJs behind a prank call to the hospital where the pregnant Duchess of Cambridge was being treated have spoken of their regret after one of the nurses they duped was later found dead in a suspected suicide.
Jacintha Saldanha: Nurse answered prank call from DJs. distraught: Michael Christian comforts colleague Mel Greig as the presenters went on TV to apologise over the prank call. Picture: Reuters
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In interviews on Australian television networks, presenters Mel Greig and Michael Christian insisted their prank call to the King Edward VII's Hospital in London was never meant to go so far and they had expected staff to hang up on them.
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