Australian hoax call radio show taken off air

January 28, 2013 12:49

The Australian radio show, whose royal prank call to a British hospital went awry and created a furore when it led an Indian nurse to commit suicide, has been junked by the radio network.

The Southern Cross Austereo (SCA) network has decided to permanently take the 'Hot 30' show off air and has even announced a replacement show called 'The Bump', a report in the AAP said.

It all started with what was supposed to be a prank call to a British hospital that was treating a pregnant Kate Middleton.

Jacintha Saldanha, 46, was the duty nurse when DJs Mel and Michael called the King Edward VII hospital pretending to be the Queen and Prince Charles, asking about the Duchess's condition.

She forwarded the call to another nurse, who divulged confidential medical information about Kate.

The prank was broadcast by 2Day FM within hours, and made headlines around the world.

Saldanha was found dead on December 7 in the nurses' quarters three days later, having hanged herself with a scarf.

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