Jeremy Kyle TV shows have been linked to two more suicides following the death of guest Steve Dymond earlier this month.
According to reports, a mum and a former boxer both allegedly took their own lives after appearing on programmes hosted by the controversial presenter.
The Mirror has reported that Erica Pawson, 36, died from an overdose just two weeks after her husband appeared on a Jeremy Kyle programme called Britain’s Worst Husband in 2005, before the launch of his infamous daytime talk show.
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Erica’s husband Paul was advised to end their “volatile” marriage of 18 years and he did.
Two weeks later, she was found dead at her home near Louth in Lincolnshire, and when the show finally aired, her segment was cut.
Paul told the Mirror: “I was encouraged to leave home. I found it difficult to come to terms with.”
A friend reportedly got a text from Erica in which she said she would kill herself, and she wrote similar suicidal sentiments in her diary.
Erica’s mum, Patricia Massey, said her daughter thought appearing on Britain’s Worst Husband would help “sort things out”.
The Mirror has also reported that former boxer and Jeremy Kyle Show guest Paul McCarthy took his own life three months after appearing on the programme, at the age of 31.
Speaking to the publication, his dad Kevin McCarthy, 62, blasted the axed ITV chat show as a “disgrace” and claimed the coroner at his son’s inquest had used the term “bear-baiting” in connection with his experience on the show.
Paul was on The Jeremy Kyle Show in March 2014. Afterwards, he enrolled on a rehab course arranged by the show that was supposed to last 12 weeks, but he left after three and was found dead on July 3.
His mum, Carol, said he was kicked off for his behaviour towards staff but questioned their decision to let him go, demanding: “’”
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