No ‘clear link’ between Jeremy Kyle Show and guest death

A visitor on The Jeremy Kyle Present died after experiencing stresses in his relationship and poor psychological well being, a coroner has mentioned.

Hampshire coroner Jason Pegg mentioned the present was a “attainable” issue however not the “possible” reason for Steve Dymond’s suicide in Could 2019.

Mr Dymond, 63, from Gosport, Hampshire, was discovered useless every week after being accused of mendacity by the presenter throughout filming for the previous ITV discuss present.

In an announcement, Mr Kyle mentioned he had been “exonerated” and his title had “lastly been cleared”.

Mr Dymond, who had a historical past of suicide makes an attempt, had hoped that taking a lie detector take a look at on the present would show he had not cheated on his companion Jane Callaghan, the inquest in Winchester beforehand heard.

In recorded footage proven on the inquest, Mr Kyle instructed the visitor to “develop a pair” and “I would not belief you with a chocolate button”.

In a key clip, Ms Callaghan sobbed and shouted when the outcomes of a lie detector take a look at had been revealed.

Mr Kyle instructed Mr Dymond: “Simply so that you’re conscious you failed each single query.”

The development employee was filmed tearfully pleading: “I swear to God, I’m being so straight… I’ve not been untrue to her.”

The inquest was instructed failing one query meant failing all of them, in response to the administrator of Mr Dymond’s polygraph take a look at.

Giving proof to the inquest, the TV presenter denied “humiliating” Mr Dymond.

Mr Kyle mentioned: “From the second Steve Dymond got here out, I referred to as him ‘mate’, I referred to as him ‘pal’.

“I de-escalated, I calmed it down, I pushed it backstage.

“And that was what the present was all about – battle decision.”

Recording a conclusion of suicide, the coroner mentioned Mr Dymond died from the mixed impact of an overdose and a coronary heart situation, in a rented room in Portsmouth.

He concluded: “There’s an absence of dependable proof that demonstrates that Steve Dymond’s look on The Jeremy Kyle Present most likely precipitated or contributed to his loss of life.

“Steve Dymond’s participation within the present is one in all various elements, and while it’s attainable that the way of his expertise added to his misery, it’s not possible.”

The coroner mentioned it was not attainable to independently consider the affect of the recording, including: “It will be unsafe to deduce these hyperlinks within the absence of a transparent and dependable causal connection.”

Mr Dymond’s son, Carl Woolley, mentioned the “solely good factor” that had come from his father’s loss of life was that the Jeremy Kyle Present was cancelled.

In an announcement learn outdoors the inquest by one of many household’s solicitors, Mr Woolley mentioned: “It has been 5 years since my father died.

“For my part anybody watching the clips of the present would see that he was in tears, and spoken to in probably the most brutal means by Jeremy Kyle.

“The coroner has recorded that the lie detector take a look at, wherein Jeremy Kyle believes in so strongly, can have an accuracy of 60-96%.”

In Jeremy Kyle’s assertion, a spokesperson mentioned: “His Majesty’s Coroner has as we speak clearly and unequivocally discovered that Jeremy Kyle didn’t in any means trigger or contribute to the tragic suicide of Steve Dymond.

“He’s now exonerated of that ill-informed accusation and his title has lastly been cleared.

“Out of respect for the household of Mr Dymond and the judicial course of, Jeremy has all the time maintained that it will be inappropriate to debate particulars while the authorized inquest was ongoing and he has remained steadfastly silent within the face of lies, false accusations and unfair criticism over the past 5 and a half years.

“This has taken an enormous toll on him and his household and he want to thank everybody who has actually supported him by way of these powerful occasions.”

ITV mentioned the coroner had highlighted the present’s “complete” processes for choosing and caring for visitors, together with a proposal of counselling to Mr Dymond.

In an announcement, the broadcaster mentioned: “ITV is dedicated to persevering with to evolve and strengthen the care given to all those that participate in our exhibits which we imagine set industry-leading requirements.”

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