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Royal hoax DJ Mel Greig 'was sent bullets in the post' Royal hoax DJ Mel Greig 'was sent bullets in the post'
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A radio DJ who took part in a hoax call after which a nurse killed herself has told of her own fears after receiving death threats and bullets in the post.A radio DJ who took part in a hoax call after which a nurse killed herself has told of her own fears after receiving death threats and bullets in the post.
Mel Greig said: "I was in lockdown for months. There were bullets with our name on it sent to police stations."Mel Greig said: "I was in lockdown for months. There were bullets with our name on it sent to police stations."
She told Newsnight that at one point someone had rung her mother and said "eye for an eye, you deserve to die".She told Newsnight that at one point someone had rung her mother and said "eye for an eye, you deserve to die".
Jacintha Saldanha died in 2012, after the hoax call to a London hospital treating the Duchess of Cambridge.Jacintha Saldanha died in 2012, after the hoax call to a London hospital treating the Duchess of Cambridge.
Ms Greig and colleague Michael Christian were working for Sydney-based radio station 2Day FM when they made their prank call to King Edward VII's Hospital in December 2012. Ms Greig and colleague Michael Christian made their prank call to King Edward VII's Hospital in December 2012.
The Australians pretended to be the Queen and Prince Charles asking about the duchess's treatment for severe morning sickness, during what was her first pregnancy. The Sydney-based Australians pretended to be the Queen and Prince Charles asking about the duchess's treatment for severe morning sickness.
'Stalked and harassed''Stalked and harassed'
Mrs Saldanha, 46, answered the call and transferred it to a colleague, who gave details of the duchess's condition.Mrs Saldanha, 46, answered the call and transferred it to a colleague, who gave details of the duchess's condition.
Mrs Saldanha was found hanged three days later.Mrs Saldanha was found hanged three days later.
At Mrs Saldanha's inquest last month, Ms Greig apologised to the nurse's family and the other nurse, saying: "This tragedy is always going to stay with me as a constant reminder." At an inquest last month, Ms Greig apologised to the nurse's family, saying: "This tragedy is always going to stay with me."
In her first UK broadcast interview, she told Newsnight on Monday how she had been targeted after the publicity surrounding the incident. In her first UK broadcast interview, Ms Greig told Newsnight on Monday how she had been targeted after the publicity surrounding the incident.
"I don't want to sit here and go 'poor me, it was terrible'."I don't want to sit here and go 'poor me, it was terrible'.
"[The Saldanha family] have lost a wife and a mother, but the trolling and the death threats were disgusting.""[The Saldanha family] have lost a wife and a mother, but the trolling and the death threats were disgusting."
She said as well as the bullets being sent in the post, she had been stalked and harassed for about 18 months. She said as well as the bullets being sent in the post, she had been stalked and harassed for 18 months.
"That won't stop until I take my own life, which is not going to happen," Ms Greig added."That won't stop until I take my own life, which is not going to happen," Ms Greig added.
"To me it's quite hypocritical. They are calling me a bully, 'look what you've done, you're a horrible person'."To me it's quite hypocritical. They are calling me a bully, 'look what you've done, you're a horrible person'.
"What do you think you are doing to me by writing these tweets and telling me to end my life or blood on my hands, you don't deserve to live? "What do you think you are doing to me by writing those tweets and telling me to end my life or blood on my hands, 'you don't deserve to live'?
"They are doing the same thing to me. Trolling needs to stop. "They are doing the same thing. Trolling needs to stop.
"Luckily I can handle it now, but there was a time when I could not handle it and I believed it.""Luckily I can handle it now, but there was a time when I could not handle it and I believed it."
She said the worst point was when someone rang her mother and threatened her with revenge.She said the worst point was when someone rang her mother and threatened her with revenge.
Ms Greig said: "When you bring my mother into it, and I didn't want to cry, but it's just… that's the difference and that's unnecessary." "When you bring my mother into it and - I didn't want to cry - but it's just… that's unnecessary."
The DJ quit her job at 2Day FM at the end of last year. Ms Greig and Mr Christian were working for Sydney's 2Day FM when they made the hospital call.
Ms Greig quit at the end of last year.
Prank call cautionPrank call caution
She said she would urge anyone in the industry thinking about making a prank call to seriously consider the potential consequences. She said she would urge anyone in the radio industry thinking about making a prank call to seriously consider the potential consequences.
"Think about how it is going to affect the other person," she said."Think about how it is going to affect the other person," she said.
"If you don't know them, if you don't know how they can handle it, don't do it."If you don't know them, if you don't know how they can handle it, don't do it.
"You just have to look out for each other."You just have to look out for each other.
"You cannot take the risk that someone's mental health is going to be able to handle that.""You cannot take the risk that someone's mental health is going to be able to handle that."
In February 2013, the Crown Prosecution Service said there was no evidence to support a charge of manslaughter against the two DJs.In February 2013, the Crown Prosecution Service said there was no evidence to support a charge of manslaughter against the two DJs.
At last month's inquest, Coroner Fiona Wilcox concluded Mrs Saldanha had taken her own life.At last month's inquest, Coroner Fiona Wilcox concluded Mrs Saldanha had taken her own life.
The coroner said the call had been "clearly pressing on her mind" but that she had had "appropriate" support from the hospital. The coroner said the hoax call had been "clearly pressing on her mind" but that she had had "appropriate" support from the hospital.
Summing up, the coroner said four further calls made by the radio station were almost certainly received by Mrs Saldanha.Summing up, the coroner said four further calls made by the radio station were almost certainly received by Mrs Saldanha.
You can see the interview on full on Newsnight on Monday on BBC Two at 22:30 BST.You can see the interview on full on Newsnight on Monday on BBC Two at 22:30 BST.