Steve Dymond, from Portsmouth, Hampshire, is believed to have taken his own life seven days after filming for the Jeremy Kyle Show in May 2019.Mr Kyle told Winchester Coroner's Court that clips from the programme featuring the case of Mr Dymond and his partner, Jane Callaghan, showed he had "de-escalated... calmed it down".He also denied encouraging the audience to take against 63-year-old Mr Dymond, telling the inquest: "Not at all - I asked them to give them a round of applause."

Steve Dymond, from Portsmouth, Hampshire, is believed to have taken his own life seven days after filming for the Jeremy Kyle Show in May 2019.Mr Kyle told Winchester Coroner's Court that clips from the programme featuring the case of Mr Dymond and his partner, Jane Callaghan, showed he had "de-escalated... calmed it down".He also denied encouraging the audience to take against 63-year-old Mr Dymond, telling the inquest: "Not at all - I asked them to give them a round of applause."