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| Royal hoax call: 'no decision taken' on whether to charge Australian DJs | Royal hoax call: 'no decision taken' on whether to charge Australian DJs |
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| No decision has yet been taken on whether to charge two Australian DJs over a prank call to the hospital where the Duchess of Cambridge was being treated for morning sickness, the Crown Prosecution Service has said. | No decision has yet been taken on whether to charge two Australian DJs over a prank call to the hospital where the Duchess of Cambridge was being treated for morning sickness, the Crown Prosecution Service has said. |
| It came as a senior Australian police officer reportedly said Mel Greig and Michael Christian of 2Day FM were unlikely to face charges in connection with the death of the nurse Jacintha Saldanha on 7 December. | It came as a senior Australian police officer reportedly said Mel Greig and Michael Christian of 2Day FM were unlikely to face charges in connection with the death of the nurse Jacintha Saldanha on 7 December. |
| Saldanha, 46, was found hanged in her quarters three days after she transferred the call from Greig and Christian to a colleague at London's King Edward VII's hospital, who then described Kate's condition in detail. | Saldanha, 46, was found hanged in her quarters three days after she transferred the call from Greig and Christian to a colleague at London's King Edward VII's hospital, who then described Kate's condition in detail. |
| Scotland Yard said before Christmas that it had submitted a file to the CPS on 19 December "for them to consider whether any potential offences may have been committed by making the hoax call". | Scotland Yard said before Christmas that it had submitted a file to the CPS on 19 December "for them to consider whether any potential offences may have been committed by making the hoax call". |
| A CPS spokesman said: "It [the file] is still under consideration." | A CPS spokesman said: "It [the file] is still under consideration." |
| Saldanha left two notes in her room, Westminster coroner's court in London heard as an inquest was opened and adjourned. | Saldanha left two notes in her room, Westminster coroner's court in London heard as an inquest was opened and adjourned. |
| Greig and Christian spoke of their grief on Australian television soon after the nurse's death. They said their prank had prompted "a tragic turn of events no one could have predicted or expected". | Greig and Christian spoke of their grief on Australian television soon after the nurse's death. They said their prank had prompted "a tragic turn of events no one could have predicted or expected". |
| The Australian Daily Telegraph reported the New South Wales deputy police commissioner, Nick Kaldas, as saying Scotland Yard had not asked for any further information or to interview the two Sydney-based radio hosts. | The Australian Daily Telegraph reported the New South Wales deputy police commissioner, Nick Kaldas, as saying Scotland Yard had not asked for any further information or to interview the two Sydney-based radio hosts. |
| "Nor do we expect there to be any requests," he told the paper. "There was some initial contact after the death of Jacintha Saldanha but not a lot since and because of the passage of time we believe it is unlikely any charges will be laid." | "Nor do we expect there to be any requests," he told the paper. "There was some initial contact after the death of Jacintha Saldanha but not a lot since and because of the passage of time we believe it is unlikely any charges will be laid." |
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