Nurse's post-mortem 'secret until inquest'

A note left by the deceased nurse involved in the Royal hoax call scandal may shed light on her death.

• Nurse's husband calls for thorough investigation into death
• Post-mortem examination will be kept secret until after inquest
• Inquest into death likely to be opened this week

THE results of a post-mortem on London nurse Jacintha Saldanha will be kept under wraps until a coroner opens an inquest.

Ms Saldanha, 46, died in London on Friday three days after she transferred a call from Australian radio hosts Mel Greig and Michael Christian to the hospital room of Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge at the exclusive King Edward VI Hospital.

An examination of the 46-year-old mother of two was completed on Tuesday but the findings will not be made public until released by the coroner, a Scotland Yard spokesman said.

A brief coroner's court hearing into Ms Saldanha's death is due to be mentioned in the English capital later today and adjourned to a later date to allow for the gathering of further information.

Findings "would be announced tomorrow at the inquest", the police source said.

The chairman of Austereo has written to the British hospital targeted by 2DayFM's radio prank call.

Various British media outlets, including Sky News, have reported Ms Saldanha was "found hanged".

The network said contrary to initial reports Ms Saldanha was unconscious when first reached by emergency services, the nurse was dead when found at staff quarters close to the King Edward VII hospital.

It is understood Ms Saldanha had left a note for her family - husband Benedict Barboza and children Junal, 17 and 14-year-old Lisha.

While the death is not being treated as suspicious by police, a coroner is expected to carefully examine the events leading up to the discovery of Ms Saldanha's body on Friday.

Michael Christian and Mel Greig break down on A Current Affair, in the first interview since the nurse answering their prank call died. Courtesy Nine Network.

While on duty as a senior nurse last week Ms Saldanha answered a hoax call from Australian radio jocks Mel Greig and Michael Christian, who impersonated the Queen and Prince Charles as they sought information about a patient, the pregnant Duchess of Cambridge.

Ms Saldanha unknowingly transferred the call to the ward of Prince William's wife Catherine, where a second nurse gave the DJs confidential information about the Duchess, who was being treated for acute morning sickness.

The Sydney-based 2Day FM presenters are expected to be interviewed by NSW Police as part of the coronial investigation.

Both Greig and Christian, along with network management, have extended their condolences to Ms Saldanha's family.

Speaking about when they first found out about the tragedy that followed their prank call, the 2Day FM hosts broke down on A Current Affair. Vision courtesy of Channel 9.

On Wednesday, British tabloid the Daily Star said the hoax could lead 2Day FM workers to jail.

"The lizards of Oz face 5yrs prison," blasted the newspaper's headline.

Failing to name the source of its claims, the newspaper refers only to "lawyers in Australia" when reporting that 2Day FM management could be prosecuted for failing to get the hospital's permission to air the recorded conversation.

A public spat has emerged with the hospital denying claims by network management repeated attempts were made to contact the London facility before the prank call was broadcast.

Ben Barboza, the husband of Jacintha Saldanha, the nurse at King Edward VII's hospital who was found dead after a hoax call concerning the Duchess of Cambridge, mourns with his daughter and son. Picture:  Getty

Jacintha Saldanha, pictured centre with her children Junal and Lisha. Picture: Mangalore Media Company

Ms Saldanha's mother has been inconsolable and has been under heavy sedation since being told of her daughter's death.

"She is heartbroken," Jacintha's younger brother, Naveen told The Times of India.

"We have kept her under sedation."

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