Peter Lynch, the first inmate from this summer's anti-immigration riots, has died in prison. Lynch, 65, was convicted for inciting violence during the protests and had ongoing health issues. His death will be investigated by the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman.

Peter Lynch was serving a prison sentence after he pleaded guilty to being part of a mob which gathered outside a Holiday Inn Express housing asylum seekers in August.

A grandfather convicted of violent disorder during the summer riots has died in prison. Peter Lynch, 61, was serving two years and eight months in jail after he pleaded guilty to being part of the unrest at the Holiday Inn Express in Rotherham on 4 August.

A 61-year-old man who called asylum seekers “child killers” and shouted racist comments at police during a riot at a South Yorkshire hotel has died in a Doncaster prison.