A 61-year-old grandfather who was jailed for shouting at police during one of Britain’s riots over the summer, is believed to have committed suicide in prison.

Peter Lynch was sentenced to two years and eight months in prison for ‘abusing’ the police as well as carrying a placard accusing them and other establishment figures of being “corrupt”. He reportedly took his life at HMP Moorland, near Doncaster, South Yorkshire, on Saturday.

His death will now be investigated by the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman.

Infowars reports: He was sent to prison for two years and eight months are pleading guilty to violent disorder at Sheffield Crown Court.

The Court heard that Lynch went to a hotel that was housing migrants and took a placard that said the police, members of parliament and the media were “corrupt.”

At the sentencing hearing, Judge Jeremy Richardson KC said Lynch shouted “racist and provocative remarks” towards officers and called asylum seekers in the hotel “child killers.”

Body-camera footage was shown to the court of him screaming “you are protecting people who are killing our kids and raping them” at officers with riot shields.

Lynch was described as a “full participant” in the rioting. “You were unquestionably endeavouring to rev up the situation the best you could,” the Recorder said.

The British government received significant criticism for releasing large numbers of serving criminals from prison in order to accommodate people convicted of involvement with the riots.

A further 1,000 prisoners are set to be released early this week, as the government seeks to reduce prison overcrowding.

On Tuesday, around 1,100 inmates will be released, in addition to the 1,700 who were released across England and Wales on 10 September.