Duchess of Cambridge's nurse has reportedly been found dead

Craig1981 said:
Who were the DJ's involved in this? Which radio station do they work for? Has there been any comment from them over whats happened?
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Mel Greig and Michael Christian from 2Day FM. It's the middle of the night in Sydney though so it could be a while before they say anything.
 
Theophany said:
If that's your logic, nobody would ever refuse a homeless person spare change for fear that their 30p could prevent them from dying of hypothermia that night.
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They are completely different.

Stealing the money they had put aside for a place to sleep that night would be more comparable.

Refusing to assist in situation X, isn't the same as putting somebody in situation X.

As with most planks, it's all fun & games till somebody get's hurt - taking into account the multitude of humans & coping abilities of the population I'm quite frankly surprised it hasn't happened sooner.

Make a massive joke of an individual on the global stage & ignore the potential consequences is quite frankly stupid.

DanielMMS said:
It was highly likely that she would have been sacked. This type of breach of confidentiality is considered most seriously within healthcare. Bearing in mind this related to a member of the Royal Family during huge public scrutiny due to the whole royal pregnancy roadshow, the reputational impact against the hospital would be enormous. Whilst suicide may not have been foreseeable, only a fool would not realise the potentially serious repercussions for the member of staff involved. Whilst they may not be entirely to blame, they are clearly the catalyst that has set this catalogue of events rolling. The remoteness of the outcome from the original act are considerably more close than you appear to be suggesting.
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Indeed.
 
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Lysander said:
I can't believe anyone would commit suicide over a prank call.

There must be something else to this.
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Something certainly doesn't sit right. She was a wife, and a mother to two children too.

Odds on it's going to come out that she was emotionally unstable, or suffered previously from depression or had been having marital difficulties etc.
 
Spunkey said:
Yes, my brother in law actually.
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Then surely you can understand that it can happen, and will happen to people, depression or pressure is a very fickle thing and can cause people to do such a thing.

How do you know that what she done wasnt all to do with the incident with the prank call, as I mentoned, she could have been suffering extreme depression for months even years prior to this, and being caught up in this incident with all that pressure and guilt just pushed her over the edge?
 
If the prank call was specifically directed at this woman (ie bullying) then there'd be a cause for blame. However they didn't know who was going to pick the phone up or be involved, let alone it actually 'working'. The prank has clearly raised a massive issue in patient confidentiality but they can in no way be blamed for the death of someone they didn't know or intend to speak to for all of 3 seconds.

I wouldn't be surprised if she had just been or was about to get made redundant.
 
Spunkey said:
Yes, my brother in law actually.
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Then surely you can understand that it can happen, and will happen to people, depression or pressure is a very fickle thing and can cause people to do such a thing.

How do you know that what she done wasnt all to do with the incident with the prank call, as I mentioned, she could have been suffering extreme depression for months even years prior to this, and being caught up in this incident with all that pressure and guilt just pushed her over the edge?

I certainly wouldn't wish for anyone to hear to this kind of thing is weak willed as its not nice for someone who has watched a close relative go through with it hear this. I agree it isn't an ethical thing to do take ones life, but she must have been going through a hell of a lot to even have to come such a conclusion, I would think the same for your brother in law, and anyone else who unfortunately been through the same.
 
It is with very deep sadness that we confirm the tragic death of a member of our nursing staff, Jacintha Saldanha.

Jacintha has worked at the King Edward VII's Hospital for more than four years. She was an excellent nurse and well-respected and popular with all of her colleagues.

We can confirm that Jacintha was recently the victim of a hoax call to the hospital. The hospital had been supporting her throughout this difficult time.

John Lofthouse, Chief Executive at King Edward VII's Hospital, says: "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."

Lord Glenarthur, Chairman of King Edward VII's Hospital, says, "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."
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randal24 said:
Something certainly doesn't sit right. She was a wife, and a mother to two children too.

Odds on it's going to come out that she was emotionally unstable, or suffered previously from depression or had been having marital difficulties etc.
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She may have been, and this may have tipped her over. But even if that's reported as truth, it is extremely convenient.
 
Tummy said:
'cause pranks like this and worse are done all over the world this somehow makes this ok? Can't agree with that. It's not an excuse that others do this or others do it worse.

It was a bad prank to play, without any consideration for the result of their actions.
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No it wasn't, they werent really trying to get through and thought they would be stopped immediately. Instead they were met with incompetence and allowed through to the nurse.

It is sad that she has committed suicide, but it isn't the fault of the DJs
 
randal24 said:
Something certainly doesn't sit right. She was a wife, and a mother to two children too.

Odds on it's going to come out that she was emotionally unstable, or suffered previously from depression or had been having marital difficulties etc.
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I don't consider myself a conspiracy theory person, but when secret agents get offed and stuffed in a bag, and the media then puts it about he zipped himself in that bag cause he was in to some weird sex game stuff, then i start to wonder, what the hell do i know.
 
Spunkey said:
I wasn't trying to get a rise at all. I don't see how it's ignorant, care to explain why you'd think that.
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you know that Toxoplasma gondii is thought to be responsible for individuals acting out of character/suicidal thoughts - Im not saying this is the sole reason people kill themselves , but there is a lot out there that we dont understand about the human brain and what effects it.

calling individuals that take their own life weak willed - is very ignorant I would say.
 
The receptionist passed on a phone call to someone else. I can't even see how that was a sackable offence, let alone something to commit suicide over. Plus, she's hardly been scrutinised by the media over this.

I'm as confident as anyone else that this suicide had sod all to do with the call.
 
In short, she was offed.

Media had to scramble a story about suicide. Now they'll say she was depressed or close to depression and everyone will shut up about it.
 
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