Jeremy Kyle Show inquest latest: Guest who failed lie detector test ‘couldn’t escape jeering audience’
A Jeremy Kyle Show guest could not escape the jeers from the audience after he failed a lie detector test, an inquest has heard.
Steve Dymond, 63, died of an overdose and heart problem at his home in Portsmouth seven days after filming for the ITV programme in May 2019, a previous preliminary hearing was told.
Mr Dymond had taken a lie detector test for the show after being accused of cheating on his ex-fiancee Jane Callaghan.
In a statement read to an inquest into his death at Winchester Coroners’ Court on Tuesday, Mr Dymond’s brother, Leslie Dymond, said: “Stephen told me he had been at the point of collapsing at the studio but he was still heckled.
“He mentioned trying to leave via a side door but that it was locked and so he could not escape the jeering. He told me he had been on his hands and knees as he thought he was going to pass out from fear and stress.”
Coroner Jason Pegg told the hearing, which is due to run until September 10, that the purpose of the inquest was not to “apportion civil or criminal liability” to any person involved.
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