澳大利亚主播冒充女王骗凯特王妃情报续：接线护士自杀身亡

信源：凤凰卫视

两名澳大利亚电台主持人日前装腔成英国王室成员给凯特王妃怀孕后入住的医院致电，打探消息，而当时接通电话的护士7号被发现自杀身亡，让事件再次引发舆论关注。

澳大利亚一家广播电台的两名主持早前冒充英国女王伊丽莎白二世和王储查尔斯，打电话给凯特入住的伦敦爱德华七世国王医院，了解凯特的近况。当时在医院值班的一名护士信以为真，向两人提供了有关凯特的信息。事件随即在英国引起渲染大波，而这名护士在7日被发现在伦敦自杀身亡。

伦敦警察局方面已经介入调查。英国舆论普遍认定，这名护士应该是感到工作失职而引咎自杀。爱德华七世国王医院方面也谴责了澳大利亚媒体的做法。对于澳大利亚媒体从业者的做法，英国广播公司前总裁戴认为，事件反映出媒体操守问题已经是全球化现象。

英国广播公司前总裁戴克：“记者总是想尽办法做这种套取新闻的事，就像这两个澳大利亚人一样，他们已经道歉了，这件事情就过去了。但换个角度，如果我是王室成员，我会认为道不道歉根本没有区别。”

相比较早前凯特王妃遭遇的裸照风波，英国媒体认为这次的事件性质更加严重。同时英国媒体也在猜测，澳大利亚媒体会因此遭遇司法起诉。

Jacintha Saldanha, nurse who took royal baby prank call, found dead

Curtis Rush 
Staff Reporter 

The King Edward VII Hospital in London has confirmed that the nurse who was the victim of a prank pulled by two Australian DJs about Kate Middleton’s heath status earlier this week has died.

She has been identified as Jacintha Saldanha, 46.

Media reports are suspecting suicide, but no one has linked the death to suicide.

Dr. Peter Carter, chief executive of the Royal College of Nurses in London, said it is “deeply saddening that a simple human error due to a cruel hoax could lead to the death of a dedicated and caring member of the nursing profession.”

Saldanha, who was the one who took the call from the Australian radio personalities and transferred the call to the nurse’s ward where the Duchess of Cambridge was being treated for acute morning sickness.

It was announced on Monday that Kate is expecting.

On Friday, police in London responded to a call at 9:35 a.m. to reports of a woman found unconscious at a residence on Weymouth Street, in central London.

The hospital provided those accommodations for her.

Police say they are continuing to try to establish the circumstances of Saldanha’s death and a post-mortem was being arranged.

“It is with very deep sadness that we confirm the tragic death of a member of our nursing staff, Jacintha Saldanha,” the hospital said in the statement Friday.

Further to the statement, the hospital confirmed that Saldanha was the first person who answered the phone and transferred the call. The hospital confirmed that she was the victim of the hoax by Australian DJs Mel Greig and Michael Christian and that the hospital had been supporting her “through this difficult time.”

Saldanha had worked at the hospital for four years and was “an excellent nurse and well-respected and popular with all of her colleagues,” the hospital said. The BBC reports Saldanha was married with two children.

Believing that Prince Charles and the Queen were on the phone inquiring about Kate’s condition, private medical information was relayed in a severe breach of privacy.

The BBC reported that Saldanha had not been suspended or disciplined by the hospital.

John Lofthouse, chief executive at King Edward VII’s Hospital, said: “Our thoughts and deepest sympathies at this time are with her family and friends. Everyone is shocked by the loss of a much loved and valued colleague.”

Said Lord Glenarthur, chairman of King Edward VII’s Hospital, said: “This is a tragic event. Jacintha was a first class nurse who cared diligently for hundreds of patients during her time with us. She will be greatly missed.”

London police would not confirm details, but they say they are investigating the circumstances of a death of a woman at a central London residence.

A Scotland Yard spokesperson told the Toronto Star that it is not being treated as suspicious.

It is “unexplained,” the spokesperson said.

William and Kate, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, reacted with sadness.

St. James’s Palace spokesman Nick Loughran said in a statement: “The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are deeply saddened to learn of the death of Jacintha Saldanha.”

“Their Royal Highnesses were looked after so wonderfully well at all times by everybody at King Edward VII Hospital, and their thoughts and prayers are with Jacintha Saldanha’s family, friends and colleagues at this very sad time.”

Some people on Twitter are blaming Australian DJs Mel Greig and Michael Christian at 2DayFM 104.1 for their prank call.

“I hope the two people responsible for the prank that caused a woman to take her life are very proud of themselves!! Disgraceful!” one Twitter user commented.

However, some on Twitter were calling for calm.

“Surely it's a bit knee jerk to lay the blame at the two dj's” one person tweeted.

Attempts to reach the DJs have so far been unsuccessful.

Their Twitter accounts can no longer be accessed.