Jacintha Saldanha: Duchess's hospital nurse to be laid to rest in India Shirva is Mr Barboza's home town, while several of Saldanha's relatives, including her frail mother, live in the port city of Mangalore. Her husband, an accountant and the couple's daughter Lisha, 14, and son Junal, 16, were due to attend the funeral, having arrived from Britain with the body after a memorial mass in London's Westminster Cathedral. She was found hanging in her room at a nurses" accommodation block at the King Edward VII Hospital in London a few days later. Her children have described the "unfillable void" left in their lives by their mother's death. Following the service in London, her family paid an emotional tribute to a "kind-hearted, generous and well-respected woman." Ms Saldanha's daughter said: "We will miss your laughter, the loving memories and the good times we had together. Her son added: "Our mother, kind hearted, generous and a well-respected woman in both of our lives. You were the core of the family who kept us together. Today, sister Benny D'Souza described the family as "very generous and kind." "They say she was a strong person, why did she take such a drastic step," she added. Sister Jyoti, who gave only one name, said Saldanha's mother-in-law was especially close to the nurse and was heartbroken by the news. "It was a shock for us because she was a lovely person to all," the sister said. Other family members in Shirva were reluctant to talk to reporters today. But locals said many people identified with the family because they left the area to take jobs in Britain or the Gulf countries as nurses, engineers and mechanics and send most of their wages home to support relatives. John Rodrigues, who returned to Shirva after working in the oil and gas sector in the Middle East, said there was still "a lot of confusion in people's minds over how she died." Last week it emerged that Mrs Saldanha left a suicide note left by criticised fellow staff, which was one of three letters she had written. Injuries to her wrists were also found, a coroner heard last week. Attempts were made to revive the nurse but they were "to no avail." Mrs Saldanha, from Bristol, had left three suicide notes for her family and had also written emails and made telephone calls that police believe might help shed light on what happened, the court was told. Reports have claimed that one note specifically addresses her employers and criticism of hospital staff despite officials previously maintaining they were fully supportive of the nurse. One note is said to have specifically referred to the hoax call made by the two Australian radio presenters from 2 Day FM while a third detailed wishes for her funeral. The mother of two's family were given typed copies of the three handwritten notes by the police and has read the contents. Detectives are talking to witnesses, friends, colleagues and Mrs Saldanha's telephone contacts, in order to establish the circumstances that may have led to, and contributed, to her death, the inquest was told. Mrs Saldanha's husband, 49, had identified her body. The broadcasters responsible for airing the call are to be officially investigated by the Australian Communications and Media Authority, which regulates radio broadcasting, in line with the Commercial Radio Codes of Practice.