Jury gives verdict on jailed grandfather’s prison death after Rotherham asylum hotel riots

A grandfather who was jailed for his involvement in violent disorder outside an asylum seeker hotel died by suicide in his prison cell while awaiting adjudication for alleged racist comments, an inquest jury has concluded.Peter Lynch was found dead at HMP Moorland, near Doncaster, on 19 October 2024, two months after being sentenced to two years and eight months. The 61-year-old was among more than 100 individuals imprisoned following the chaotic scenes outside the Holiday Inn Express in Manvers, Rotherham, in August 2024. A judge had heard how Lynch was at the forefront of a mob that shouted "scum" and "child killers" at riot police.The two-and-a-half-week inquest heard that Lynch had been reported for alleged racist comments just two days before his death. Senior Doncaster coroner Nicola