Grandad dies in prison two months after being jailed for taking part in UK riots

By Alice Scarsi, Deputy World News Editor

Peter Lynch was 61 (Image: South Yorkshire Police )

A gramps jailed for convulsive upset and abusing constabulary astatine one of the riots held this summertime successful the UK has died successful prison.

Peter Lynch, 61, died connected Saturday night, October 19.

He was serving his condemnation astatine HMP Moorland adjacent Doncaster, successful South Yorkshire.

His decease successful jailhouse volition present beryllium investigated by the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman.

A situation work spokesperson said: "HMP Moorland captive Peter Lynch died connected Oct 19 2024. As with each deaths successful custody, the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman volition investigate."

Lynch, who had precocious suffered a bosom attack, was handed a condemnation of 2 years and 8 months connected August 22.

The man, who had taken portion successful 1 of the riots held crossed the UK successful airy of the Southport stabbings, had pleaded blameworthy to convulsive upset during a proceeding successful Sheffield Crown Court.

Lynch, a gramps described arsenic a "family man" by his defence barrister during the proceeding successful August, headed connected August 4 to the Holiday Inn Express successful Manvers, Rotherham, the tribunal heard.

He carried a placard, which was not deemed unlawful, calling constabulary officers, MPs and the media "corrupt".

The man, described arsenic a conspiracy theorist during his tribunal hearing, shouted “racist and provocative remarks” towards constabulary officers, the Recorder of Sheffield, Judge Jeremy Richardson KC, told the tribunal during his sentencing.

The 61-year-old antheral besides called asylum seekers housed successful a edifice “child killers”.

The Recorder besides said Lynch, of Burman Road, Wath-upon-Dearne, was a "full participant" successful the disorder.