The body of the nurse who
apparently killed herself after a
hoax phone call about the
Duchess of Cambridge has
arrived in India for burial.
Jacintha Saldanha's remains,
escorted from the UK by her
husband and two children, have
arrived in the city of Mangalore in
Karnataka state.
She was found dead on 7
December near the London
hospital where the duchess had
been treated for morning
sickness.
Days earlier she had been taken a
hoax call from two Australian DJs.
The BBC's correspondent in
Mangalore, Sanjoy Majumdar,
tweeted
that Indian government
ministers and local politicians
were at the airport to meet the
plane carrying Ms Saldanha's
body.
Her husband, Benedict Barboza,
and their daughter Lisha, 14, and
son Junal, 16, have already flown
to southern India to attend the
funeral on Monday.
It will take place at Our Lady of
Health Church in the town of
Shirva, Karnataka.
Rev William Menezes, spokesman
for the Diocese of Mangalore, told
AFP news agency the funeral
would take place at 16:00 local
time (10:30 GMT).
Jacintha Saldanha's grave is
prepared
A grave is prepared in the town
of Shirva for Jacintha Saldanha
Police said as many as 5,000
people were expected to attend,
according to AFP, and security
around the village has been
tightened.
Hospital award
Mrs Saldanha's death has been
closely followed in India,
especially where she grew up.
A candlelight vigil was held last
week and her friends and family
have been outspoken in their
grief, some even demanding that
a separate investigation be held
to determine the cause of her
death.
The hospital in Mangalore where
she studied nursing has said it
will create an award in her
memory.
On Thursday an inquest at
Westminster's Coroner Court
heard Mrs Saldanha was found
hanged. She left three suicide
notes.
The hospital has said senior
managers tried to reassure Mrs
Saldanha "on a number of
occasions" that no blame was
attached to her for putting the
hoax call from two Australian DJs
through to the duchess' ward
apparently killed herself after a
hoax phone call about the
Duchess of Cambridge has
arrived in India for burial.
Jacintha Saldanha's remains,
escorted from the UK by her
husband and two children, have
arrived in the city of Mangalore in
Karnataka state.
She was found dead on 7
December near the London
hospital where the duchess had
been treated for morning
sickness.
Days earlier she had been taken a
hoax call from two Australian DJs.
The BBC's correspondent in
Mangalore, Sanjoy Majumdar,
tweeted
that Indian government
ministers and local politicians
were at the airport to meet the
plane carrying Ms Saldanha's
body.
Her husband, Benedict Barboza,
and their daughter Lisha, 14, and
son Junal, 16, have already flown
to southern India to attend the
funeral on Monday.
It will take place at Our Lady of
Health Church in the town of
Shirva, Karnataka.
Rev William Menezes, spokesman
for the Diocese of Mangalore, told
AFP news agency the funeral
would take place at 16:00 local
time (10:30 GMT).
Jacintha Saldanha's grave is
prepared
A grave is prepared in the town
of Shirva for Jacintha Saldanha
Police said as many as 5,000
people were expected to attend,
according to AFP, and security
around the village has been
tightened.
Hospital award
Mrs Saldanha's death has been
closely followed in India,
especially where she grew up.
A candlelight vigil was held last
week and her friends and family
have been outspoken in their
grief, some even demanding that
a separate investigation be held
to determine the cause of her
death.
The hospital in Mangalore where
she studied nursing has said it
will create an award in her
memory.
On Thursday an inquest at
Westminster's Coroner Court
heard Mrs Saldanha was found
hanged. She left three suicide
notes.
The hospital has said senior
managers tried to reassure Mrs
Saldanha "on a number of
occasions" that no blame was
attached to her for putting the
hoax call from two Australian DJs
through to the duchess' ward
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