Father-of-four rioter Peter Lynch dies in prison after being jailed for two years for violent disorder after screaming at police, shouting racist abuse and calling asylum seekers 'child killers' durin
Daily MailA jailed anti-immigration rioter who shouted racist abuse and called asylum seekers 'child killers' during protests outside a hotel has died in prison. During his sentencing on August 22, Lynch, who was called a 'family man', pleaded guilty to violent disorder after he shouted 'racist and provocative remarks' towards police and called asylum seekers 'child killers'. Peter Lynch, 61, died on Saturday at HMP Moorland near Doncaster, in south Yorkshire, where he was serving a two year and eight months prison term The grandfather went to the Holiday Inn Express in Manvers on August 4 waving a placard which accused police officers, MPs and the media of being 'corrupt' A prison service spokesman said: 'HMP Moorland prisoner Peter Lynch died on October 19 2024. More than 50 police officers were left injured as a result of the riot in Rotherham on August 4, which saw windows smashed in and asylum seekers fearing for their lives Violent thugs tried to set fire to the hotel reported to be housing asylum seekers and blocked the emergency exits in Rotherham on August 4 A police dog handler during the far-right demonstration outside the Holiday Inn Express in Rotherham Mr West told the court Lynch, from Wath-upon-Dearne, Rotherham, had been married for 36 years, has four adult children and three grandchildren.
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