THE RESULT of a post- mortem on the nurse who apparently killed herself after being duped by two Australian DJ hoax callers will be released at the inquest into her death today, Scotland Yard has said.
The examination to establish the cause of Jacintha Saldanha’s death began on Tuesday and has concluded, but its result will not be officially announced until the hearing at Westminster Coroner’s Court this morning.
The family of the Ms Saldanha (46), from Bristol, are set to receive more than £300,000 from Southern Cross Austereo, the parent company of Sydney station 2Day FM, whose presenters were behind the prank call.
The death is not being treated as suspicious and the inquest is expected to be opened and adjourned as inquiries are continuing.
Southern Cross Austereo (SCA) is to resume advertising on 2Day FM tomorrow, and until the end of the year all profits from the adverts will be donated to a memorial fund established in aid of Ms Saldanha’s husband and teenage children.
A minimum contribution of £320,000 will be made, the company said.
Labour MP Keith Vaz has been campaigning on behalf of the nurse’s husband Benedict Barboza, daughter Lisha (14) and son Junal (16) and has called on King Edward VII’s Hospital, where she worked, to hold a full inquiry and offer further support to her loved ones.
Mr Vaz has said: “They want the facts to be established so that they can effectively grieve.”
In response, the hospital said its chief executive, John Lofthouse, spoke to the nurse’s husband by phone on Friday and offered to meet him whenever he wanted.