Jeremy Kyle is expected to attend former the inquest of The Jeremy Kyle Show guest Stephen Dymond and give evidence.
Dymond, 63, is suspected to have taken his own life just days after appearing on the programme on May 2019.
The construction worker was determined to prove he hadn’t cheated on his fiancée Jane Callaghan, by taking a lie detector test on the show.
However, his episode never made it to air and the show was axed immediately by ITV, with all traces of it removed from streaming services and YouTube.
The inquest into Dymond’s death had been due to take place last year but was postponed at the request of his family.
The hearing has now been confirmed for June 26 at 10am at Winchester Coroner’s Court.
It is thought Kyle will present evidence at the hearing having previously been named a ‘person of interest’ by Hampshire coroner Jason Pegg at the pre-inquest review in 2020.
He explained at the time: ‘This means really, on the face of the papers, that potentially an act or omission on behalf of Jeremy Kyle may have caused or contributed to the death of Steve Dymond.’
Pegg also said he had watched the episode featuring Dymond and said he looked ‘visibly upset’ after the lie detector results.
He continued: ‘Jeremy Kyle adopted an approach where he called the deceased a “serial liar”, that he “would not trust him with a chocolate button”; and made a comment: “Has anyone got a shovel?”’
A recent Channel 4 documentary revealed Dymond’s text messages to Callaghan, which read: ‘I hope the Jeremy Kyle Show is happy now.
‘They are responsible for what happens now. I hope this makes good ratings for them.
In response to the two-part series, titled Death on Daytime, ITV said: ‘The Jeremy Kyle Show was broadcast for 14 years. In that time, more than 20,000 people took part in the show seeking help to resolve relationship issues or to address drug or alcohol related problems.
‘The central purpose of the show was conflict resolution, and the show achieved many positive outcomes where people were able to solve personal problems.’
Metro.co.uk has contacted reps for Kyle and Hampshire coroner’s court.
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