Summary

  • A coroner says there is "no causal link" between the appearance of a man on The Jeremy Kyle Show and his subsequent death

  • Steve Dymond, 63, from Portsmouth, killed himself seven days after he recorded an episode of the ITV programme in May 2019

  • An inquest into his death concluded today, with the coroner finding "insufficient evidence" to suggest Dymond's treatment by the show "was the direct cause of his death"

  • Dymond's son Carl Woolley said in a statement outside court read by one of the family's solicitors that "the only good thing" to come from his father's death was the cancellation of the show.

  • A spokesperson for Kyle - who previously denied humiliating the guest - says the coroner's remarks "clearly and unequivocally" show the TV presenter "did not in any way cause or contribute to" Dymond's "tragic suicide"

  • This page may contain distressing details: if you have been affected, you can visit BBC Action Line

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Edited by Jeremy Culley

  1. Who was Steve Dymond?

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    Steve Dymond, 63, was found dead at his home in Grafton Street, Portsmouth, on 9 May 2019 from the combined effect of an overdose and a heart condition, the inquest has previously heard.

    Dymond had taken part in filming for the Jeremy Kyle Show a week earlier in an attempt to prove he had not cheated on his partner, Jane Callaghan. She told the court the pair had met on a dating site and been together for about two years.

    Dymond had taken overdoses in 1995, 2002 and 2005 and had been sectioned under the Mental Health Act for his safety, the inquest heard.

    He had also been diagnosed with both a depressive and a personality disorder. His GP, Dr Amjad Rehman, met him in March 2019.

    He told the inquest Dymond said he had been “contemplating walking in and out of traffic and feeling suicidal”, after which Dr Rehman made an urgent referral to a mental health team, which assessed Dymond as a low suicide risk.

  2. Final day of inquest into death of Jeremy Kyle show guest

    The inquest into the death of a man believed to have killed himself days after appearing on The Jeremy Kyle Show in May 2019 is expected to conclude today.

    Steve Dymond, from Portsmouth, was found dead in his room from the combined effect of an overdose and a heart condition a week after filming for the programme.

    The 63-year-old went on the show to try to prove he had not cheated on his partner through a lie detector test, the inquest has previously heard.

    Our reporters are at Winchester Coroner's Court for today’s hearing and we will bring you live updates as we have them.

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