Former partner of Jeremy Kyle guest hounded by online trolls
The former partner of Steve Dymond, who died after filming for the Jeremy Kyle Show, has said she is being hounded by online trolls.
Jane Call aghan, f r om Gosport, Hampshire, said hundreds of abusive comments have been made on social media.
An inquest into the death of Mr Dymond, 63, was opened in Portsmouth on Wednesday. It heard the construction worker was found in his room in Portsmouth on May 9 after splitting from Ms Callaghan.
D e t e c t i v e S e r g e a n t Marcus Mills, of Hamps h i r e Po l i c e , t o l d t h e hearing t hat t he death was a s u s p e c t e d s u i c i d e . The Jeremy Kyle show has s i n c e b e e n a x e d a n d Mr Dymond’s death comes amid growing scrutiny of the duty of care that reality TV shows have to participants.
Ms Cal l a g han t o l d l o c a l paper The News: “The worst part is the comments. They are making out like I am the bad person.
“I have done nothing wrong. He cheated on me and I was completely in the dark about everything else he had done.
“He was a monster but he doesn’t deserve this now and neither do I. I cared about him and he loved me.”