Tragic Jeremy Kyle guest Steve Dymond died of a morphine overdose and a heart problem, a court heard today.
A pre-inquest review hearing took place today before Portsmouth and South East Hampshire Area Coroner Jason Pegg.
During the hearing, which was cut short by technical troubles, Area Coroner Pegg opened by stating the registered cause of death.
He told the court: “[Dymond] died at his home address in Portsmouth. The medical cause of death given is an overdose of morphine and left ventricular hypertrophy.”
Dymond, 63, was found dead at his home in the city on May 9 2019 after taking a lie-detector test on The Jeremy Kyle show.
Officials at Portsmouth Coroner’s Court are scheduled to begin looking into what happened, but today’s pre-inquest review hearing, which took place remotely, was adjourned due to technical troubles.
The full inquest had scheduled to begin on April 27 2020, and last four days, but was postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak.
Dymond is believed to have taken an overdose days after failing a lie detector test on the show when asked whether he cheated on on-off fiancée Jane Callaghan.
The show’s recording took place on May 2 2019, but was never aired.
After news of his death emerged, ITV bosses took the series off-air and later confirmed it had been cancelled.
Dymond was found dead in his rented room in Portsmouth, Hampshire, on May 9 after splitting from Jane.
After news of his death emerged, ITV bosses took The Jeremy Kyle show series off-air and later confirmed it had been cancelled.