Today Tonight's false claim that doctor treated dying mother with hymns

By Patrick Begley
Updated July 30 2014 - 5:08pm, first published 4:35pm
Died ... Irene Maendel suffered a fatal stroke in 2010.
Died ... Irene Maendel suffered a fatal stroke in 2010.

Australia's media watchdog has reprimanded Channel Seven's Today Tonight for inaccurately suggesting a doctor treated his dying mother with prayer and hymns, rather than medical care.

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