Jeremy Kyle is an ” particular person” within the inquest, stated coroner Jason Pegg. (PA)

Jeremy Kyle “might have brought on or contributed to” the loss of life of a person who’s suspected to have taken his personal life after failing a lie detector take a look at whereas showing as a visitor on the presenter’s self-titled present, a courtroom has heard.

The preliminary listening to is being held into the loss of life of 63-year-old Steve Dymond who died of a morphine overdose and a coronary heart downside at his residence in Portsmouth, Hampshire, seven days after he had filmed for the now-cancelled programme.

In his look on The Jeremy Kyle Present final yr, Dymond took a lie detector take a look at to indicate whether or not he had cheated on ex-fiancee Jane Callaghan.

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Kyle is an ” particular person” within the inquest, said Hampshire Coroner Jason Pegg, as somebody “who might have brought on or contributed to the loss of life of Stephen Dymond”.

Steve Dymond was discovered useless in his residence in Portsmouth days after filming an episode of ‘The Jeremy Kyle Present’ (Steve/Dymond/Fb)

He added that it will appear “ludicrous” for Kyle to not give “his taken on the state of affairs” at a future inquest. Pegg additionally said the inquest “not be an enquiry into the present typically” and wouldn’t be held in entrance of a jury.

Counsel for Dymond’s household Caoilfhionn Gallagher QC instructed the Winchester listening to that Mr Dymond turned “distressed” after he failed the lie detector take a look at.

She stated Dymond had gone on the present to “show his constancy”, and had stated: “I pushed and pushed however it all went unsuitable.”

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Gallagher went on to say the viewers had “booed and jeered” Dymond whereas he was “known as a failure” by Kyle, who had been “in his face”.

She continued that Dymond had tried to depart via a facet door however discovered it locked. Gallagher remarked: “He couldn’t escape the heckling. He was on his arms and knees as a result of he thought he was going to cross out from the stress.”

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He had been receiving psychological well being care from Southern Well being NHS Basis Belief, the inquest heard.

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Dymond’s brother Lesley stated in a press release learn to the listening to that his sibling had appeared “fully damaged and frightened” when he known as him from a taxi after the present.

He added that Dymond had instructed him he “could not go on dwelling”.

‘The Jeremy Kyle Present’ was axed final Could following the loss of life of Steve Dymond. (Credit score: ITV)

The courtroom additionally heard that Dymond was initially deemed “unsuitable” by his physician to look on the present in March 2019, nonetheless, on 29 April his GP gave him a letter telling him he may take part.

Dymond’s loss of life in Could 2019 was brought on by a morphine overdose and left ventricular hypertrophy, which is when the left chamber of the center is just not pumping correctly, the inquest beforehand heard.

The Jeremy Kyle Present was cancelled on 10 Could 2019, the day following Dymond’s loss of life.

The listening to continues.

With further reporting by PA.

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