Jeremy Kyle has said ‘false accusations’ against him have taken ‘a huge toll’ after a coroner ruled there was ‘no causal link’ between the appearance of a guest on his show and his death.
Ex-RNLI volunteer Steve Dymond appeared on The Jeremy Kyle Show on May 2, 2019, 시알리스부작용 to try to prove to his on-off partner Jane Callaghan, then 48, that he didn’t cheat on her.
The 63-year-old, from Portsmouth, Hampshire, failed a lie detector test and was found dead seven days later in the £100-a-week room he rented, having overdosed on morphine.
Finding that Mr Dymond took his own life, area coroner Jason Pegg ruled it would be ‘speculative’ to suggest the presenter and his show played a role in his death.
Mr Pegg said although the TV star could be ‘quite critical’, there was ‘insufficient evidence’ that Kyle’s comments ‘contributed to his distress’. He could not, however, conclude whether or not Mr Dymond, 63, lied during his lie detector test.
Kyle has since responded in a statement, saying his name has ‘finally been cleared’ after he remained ‘steadfastly silent in the face of lies, false accusations and unfair criticism over the last 5 1/2 years’.
Steve Dymond, pictured with his partner Jane Callaghan right, died of a suspected suicide seven days after going on the show
Jeremy Kyle has released this statement, saying his ‘name has finally been cleared’
The 63-year-old went on the show to try to prove he wasn’t cheating on fiancée Jane Callaghan (pictured)
Jeremy Kyle was seen leaving the inquest in Winchester on September 5 after giving evidence
A statement from Mr Dymond’s son Carl Woolley was read by family lawyer Anna Thwaites outside the coroner’s court.
It read: ‘It has been five years since my father died. In my view, anyone watching the clips of the show, can see that he was in tears and was spoken to in the most brutal way by Jeremy Kyle.
‘The coroner has recorded that the lie detector test, in which Jeremy Kyle believes so strongly, had an accuracy of 60 to 96 per cent.
‘The only good thing that came of my father’s death, is the Jeremy Kyle Show is cancelled.’
The Winchester inquest previously heard how Mr Dymond was ‘booed’ by the audience during the filming after the test suggested he had been lying about having not cheated on his partner.
He was also slammed by on camera by presenter Kyle, who said: ‘Grow a pair of balls and tell her the God-damn truth.’ The presenter later argued he has an ’empathetic’ on-air style.
Concluding the five day inquest at Winchester Coroner’s Court, Hants, Mr Pegg gave a conclusion of suicide.
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He said digger driver Mr Dymond’s ‘decision to take his own life was made in the context of his mental distress that was probably exacerbated by his belief that a significant relationship had now irretrievably broken down following his participation on a television programme’.
Dismissing The Jeremy Kyle Show as a ‘direct cause of Mr Dymond’s distress’, coroner Pegg said: ‘There is insufficient evidence for me to be satisfied that this [Kyle’s treatment and comments] was the direct cause of Steve’s distress.
‘There is evidence available to me at this particular time of other stressors to his life.
‘Steve’s participation in the show is one of a number of factors, and whilst possible that the manner experience added to his distress it is not probable.
‘Having considered the evidence carefully there is an absence of reliable evidence that demonstrates that Steve’s appearance on The Jeremy Kyle Show probably caused or contributed to his death and to do so would be speculative.
‘I am not satisfied that events on The Jeremy Kyle Show gave rise to a clear link that caused or contributed to the death of Steve such that I should be recording this as a contributing factor.
‘Steve had a history of a diagnosed personality disorder and mental illness which presented on a number of occasions before any appearance of the Jeremy Kyle Show and resulted in Steve self-harming or displaying thoughts of suicide.’
He went on to say: ‘It would be unsafe to infer these links in the absence of a clear and reliable causal connection.
‘Steve Dymond’s participation in the show is one of a number of factors, and whilst possible that the manner experience added to his distress it is not probable.
‘The weight which can be attached to these accounts must be balanced with the other evidence available in the aftermath of the show including Steve Dymond’s own reliability, the evidence from witnesses and the rush recordings.
‘Aftercare records indicate Steve Dymond was ’emotionally contained’ and expressed no dissatisfaction towards his treatment during the recording with a plan for follow-up CBT support.’
The unaired clip of Mr Dymond on the show was played at the inquest
Mr Dymond, 63, died at his home from a combination of morphine overdose and left ventricular hypertrophy in his heart
Kyle told Mr Dymond to ‘grow a pair of balls and tell her the God-damn truth’, the inquest heard (stock photo)
Coroner Pegg added that Mr Dymond had left notes for his family and said: ‘There is nothing in those notes where Mr Dymond is critical of his treatment by the show.’
Regarding the lie detector test Mr Dymond used on the show, coroner Pegg said there is ‘insufficient evidence’ to conclude whether or not the 63-year-old lied.
Mr Pegg told the inquest: ‘The lie detector test recorded that Steve had provided an untruthful response to all questions asked of him.
‘The expert evidence within the recording noted that a failure to one question may result in failure of them all. There is insufficient evidence for me to be satisfied whether or not Steve had indeed lied during the lie detector test.’
He said it was recognised by Jon Millership, a senior producer on the Jeremy Kyle show, that the accuracy of a lie detector test was ‘between 60-96%’.
‘It is accepted that the lie detector test cannot be considered to be wholly accurate.’
Kyle’s full statement reads: ‘His Majesty’s Coroner has today clearly and unequivocally found that Jeremy Kyle did not in any way cause or contribute to the tragic suicide of Steve Dymond. He is now exonerated of that ill-informed accusation and his name has finally been cleared.
‘Out of respect for the family of Mr Dymond and the judicial process, Jeremy has always maintained that it would be inappropriate to discuss details whilst the legal inquest was ongoing and he has remained steadfastly silent in the face of lies, false accusations and unfair criticism over the last 5 1/2 years.
‘This has taken a huge toll on him and his family and he would like to thank everyone who has truly supported him through these tough times.’
Footage of the show, 시알리스사이트 which was played for the first time at the inquest, shows Kyle chastising Mr Dymond, branding him a ‘liar’ and to ‘be a man and grow a pair of balls’.
It showed Kyle entering the stage saying My Dymond was accused of lying about his age, about being in the Royal Navy, about grandchildren, ciapowerinc.com and about Viagra gone missing.
Kyle, who gave evidence on Thursday, insisted Mr Dymond was just another ‘typical’ guest and claimed he showed him ’empathy’.
The TV star admitted he never received training for highly-emotional situations on the show but denied ‘belittling’ and ‘humiliating’ him, instead saying he ‘de-escalated’ it.
The presenter also said his on-stage behaviour was a ‘persona’ and that he was ‘paid to do a job’.
ITV producers had joked about Mr Dymond crying before the filming, with one producer messaging another to say he ‘had tears in his eyes twice lol x’.
He appears visibly upset during the show
Kyle gave evidence at the inquest, claiming he had an ’empathetic’ approach to Mr Dymond
He sobbed for hours after the show and threatened to swallow morphine tablets and jump out of a taxi as he was given a lift back to Portsmouth.
In his final text message to Ms Callaghan, Mr Dymond said: ‘They are responsible for what happens now. I hope this makes good ratings for them.’
An emotional Ms Callaghan told the inquest he was ‘excited’ to go on the show to try to prove he was faithful so they could rebuild their relationship, thought he would pass the test, and said Kyle was ‘horrible’ to him.
He was ‘absolutely desperate’ to appear and made up to 50 calls to producers, its was heard.
Mr Dymond’s son, Carl Woolley, told the inquest his father was ‘very upset’ after the show and his brother, Leslie, said he was ‘completely broken’ and told him ‘he could not go on’.
His landlady Michelle Thaxter – who found his lifeless body – had warned him going on the ITV programme was a ‘stupid’ idea.
Mr Dymond’s GP deemed him ‘actively suicidal’ just weeks before the appearance because at the time he had split up with Ms Callaghan.
His first application to ITV, a month before the filming, was unsuccessful as he had been diagnosed with depression.
However, three days before filming, after Mr Dymond rekindled with Ms Callaghan, he kicked open his GP’s door at his surgery and was ‘very aggressive’ as he demanded he write him a note saying he wasn’t depressed so he could star in the show.
It was heard between 1995 and 2005 he tried to commit suicide four times by taking overdoses and had also been sectioned.
The day after appearing on the show, he was given 60 morphine tablets on a repeat prescription that he had to treat knee pain.
On May 13, four days after Mr Dymond’s death at his £100-a-week rented room, ITV abruptly pulled The Jeremy Kyle Show off air.
ITV said in a statement following the inquest that it was ‘committed to continuing to evolve and strengthen the care’ of guests on its shows.
The broadcaster said: ‘We extend our deepest sympathies to those close to Mr Dymond and recognise how difficult the inquest and the past five years have been for them.
‘The coroner did not find any causal link between Steve Dymond’s appearance on The Jeremy Kyle Show and his death.
‘In the coroner’s findings of fact he confirmed that The Jeremy Kyle Show had comprehensive duty-of-care processes covering the selection of contributors who appeared on the show and their care both during and after filming.
‘The coroner described how these processes were followed with Steve Dymond including the offer of follow up cognitive behavioural therapy support.
‘ITV is committed to continuing to evolve and strengthen the care given to all those who take part in our shows which we believe set industry leading standards for the selection, protection and support of participants.’
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