Jeremy Kyle Show guest felt ‘life not worth living’, inquest hears

Stephen Dymond was found dead at his flat in Portsmouth in 2019, seven days after filming for ITV programme

A man who died after appearing on the Jeremy Kyle Show felt that “life was not worth living” and had considered jumping out of the taxi on his way home, an inquest has heard.

Steve Dymond was found dead at his flat in Portsmouth, Hampshire, seven days after filming for the ITV programme in May 2019.

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