The hospital wrote a statement regarding their nurse’s death:
“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 her colleagues.
“We can confirm that Jacintha was the victim of a hoax call to the hospital. The hospital has been supporting her throughout this difficulty.”
It seems neither the royal couple nor the hospital had upbraided or disciplined the nurse for her mistake. Nevertheless, the mother of two seems to have commit suicide as a response to it.
Hours after the radio station aired the prank, they apologized saying “We were very surprised that our call was put through. We thought we’d be hung up on as soon as they heard our terrible accents. We’re very sorry if we’ve caused any issues and we’re glad to hear that Kate is doing well.”
The two have since deleted their twitter accounts and have been ordered not to speak to the media. Backlash, of course, is intense at this point. What they described as “the easiest prank ever made,” has had some hard results.