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Scotland Yard has submitted a file to the Crown Prosecution Service relating to the prank call made by 2Day FM DJs Michael Christian, left, and Mel Greig.
Source: The Daily Telegraph

SCOTLAND Yard has submitted a file to the Crown Prosecution Service pertaining to the prank call made by two Australian DJs to the hospital where the Duchess of Cambridge was being treated for morning sickness.

The action follows the death of Nurse Jacintha Saldanha, 46, who hanged herself three days after she transferred the hoax call from 2Day FM radio presenters, Mel Greig and Michael Christian, to a colleague.

Mrs Saldanha had believed the radio presenters were the Queen and Prince of Wales and upon transferring the call, her colleague then described the condition of the Duchess in detail.

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) will now consider whether any potential offences may have been committed, Scotland Yard said.

A Scotland Yard spokesman said: "Following the death of Jacintha Saldanha, officers have liaised with the CPS as to whether any criminal offences had been committed in relation to the hoax call made to King Edward VII Hospital in the early hours of Tuesday December 4.

"On Wednesday December 19, officers submitted a file to the CPS for them to consider whether any potential offences may have been committed by making the hoax call."

In one of three apparent suicide notes, Mrs Saldanha, 46, expressed her anger at the 2Day FM presenters.

Following the incident, Ms Greig and Mr Christian spoke of their grief on Australian television soon after the nurse's death, saying the prank had prompted "a tragic turn of events no one could have predicted or expected".

Southern Cross Austereo, the company which owns 2Day FM, said it would be donating almost $500,000 to a memorial fund set up in Mrs Saldanha's name by King Edward VII Hospital.

A Palace spokesman said Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton, had not made a complaint about the prank call and were "deeply saddened' by the tragedy.

A statement released by the couple at the time said: "'Their thoughts and prayers are with Jacintha Saldanha's family, friends and colleagues at this very sad time."