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Aussie Radio to Give $525K to Dead Nurse's Family
Tuesday, December 11, 2012    
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Saldanha's family seeks full investigation into her death

(NEWSER– The Australian radio station behind one of the most infamous prank calls ever is donating its advertising revenue for the rest of the year to the family of Jacintha Saldanha, the British nurse who apparently killed herself in wake of the call she put through to Kate Middleton's hospital ward. Southern Cross Austereo will fork over a minimum of $525,000 to a memorial fund, reports Reuters; it had suspended all advertising in the wake of Saldanha's death, but will resume Thursday. Legal experts, meanwhile, tell the AP that 2Day FM could face charges for airing a private conversation. "Seems to me that saying, 'We tried to call,' shows that they knew they should, and they've made a decision to go ahead knowing that they have not got permission," says a law professor.

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