‘The Jeremy Kyle Show’: Coroner Rules ITV Show Cannot Be Blamed For Suicide Of Guest

The Jeremy Kyle Show should not be blamed for the death of one of its guests, a coroner has ruled.
Hampshire coroner Jason Pegg has reportedly ruled that it would be speculative to link ITV’s Jerry Springer-style format to the suicide of Steve Dymond, 63, in May 2019.
Per Sky News, Pegg concluded: “There is an absence of reliable evidence that demonstrates that Steven Dymond’s appearance on The Jeremy Kyle Show probably caused or contributed to his death. To do so would be speculative.
“I am not satisfied that events on Jeremy Kyle Show gave rise to a clear link that caused or contributed to the death of Steven Dymond such that I should be recording this as a contributing factor.
“Steven Dymond 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...
Hampshire coroner Jason Pegg has reportedly ruled that it would be speculative to link ITV’s Jerry Springer-style format to the suicide of Steve Dymond, 63, in May 2019.
Per Sky News, Pegg concluded: “There is an absence of reliable evidence that demonstrates that Steven Dymond’s appearance on The Jeremy Kyle Show probably caused or contributed to his death. To do so would be speculative.
“I am not satisfied that events on Jeremy Kyle Show gave rise to a clear link that caused or contributed to the death of Steven Dymond such that I should be recording this as a contributing factor.
“Steven Dymond 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...
- 9/10/2024
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
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