An inquest jury has found a man killed himself in a jail cell as he waited for an adjudication for alleged racist comments. Peter Lynch was one of more than 100 people sent to prison after rioting outside the Holiday Inn Express in Manvers, Rotherham, in August 2024. TRENDING Stories Videos Your SayA two-and-a-half-week-long inquest heard how Mr Lynch had been reported for alleged racist comments two days before his death and was waiting for an adjudication by a prison governor. In its formal conclusion, the jury said: "The information provided verbally to Mr Lynch prior to the adjudication papers being served, regarding the adjudication process, was sufficient. Ms Mundy told jurors it was not a matter for them to determine "whether the words expressed by Mr Lynch were racist" but reminded them that: "Mr Lynch did not agree with the officers’ assessment that the comments made were racist."