Johnathon and Samantha broke up after she allegedly had an affair (Picture: Dr Phil/YouTube)

A law student said he did not go to his girlfriend’s funeral because he was taking an exam that day.

Jonathon appeared on Dr Phil to defend himself after Samantha’s parents blamed him for her suicide.

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Asked why he didn’t attend the funeral, Jonathon said: ‘I had a licensure exam that day. I didn’t attend the funeral because I thought the healthiest way for me to grieve was to put all of my energy into my schooling and my work, and I didn’t want to let this disrupt the progress I was making.

‘I didn’t want to have to reschedule my final exams. And it was 500 miles away as well.’




The pair lived together and Jonathon said Samantha was ‘the greatest thing that ever happened to me’.

Dan and Katie blame their daughter’s boyfriend for her death (Picture: Dr Phil/YouTube)

Samantha took her own life (Picture: Dr Phil/YouTube)

He said they fell ‘crazy in love’ and were good at communicating with one another, but claims he found out she’d been having an affair.

Jonathon told Samantha he wanted to break up. However, he claims she became extremely distressed and talked about taking her own life.

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The student said he grew unhappy and wanted to see other people, but told her he was okay with living together as housemates instead.

Her parents, Dan and Katie, claim Jonathon was emotionally abusive towards their daughter — an allegation he vigorously denies.

Jonathon continued: ‘Katie and Dan suggested I was the direct cause of Samantha killing herself. This was Samantha’s choice — I can’t take responsibility for something she did.’

He appeared on Dr Phil to clear his name (Picture: Dr Phil/YouTube)

He claims the parents’ grief has ‘manifested into a vendetta against me’.

The student said he felt like her parents didn’t want him at the funeral.

Jonathon said he wants Samantha’s parents to move on from blaming him and finally find ‘peace’.

For 24/7 confidential emotional support, contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline on 1-800-273-8255 in the US. For the UK contact Samaritans on 116123 or visit a local Samaritans branch, see www.samaritans.org for details.