South Yorkshire man who killed lodger and hid body in concrete gets 35-year sentence

The Guardian UK Thursday 06 August 2026, 14:33 UTC By Raphael Boyd 1 min read

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Christopher Wright, 73, shot Richard Dyson in November 2019 and then dismembered his remainsA man who killed his lodger and concealed his dismembered body in a barrel filled with concrete for more than five years has been jailed for a minimum of 35 years. Christopher Wright, a 73-year-old farmer from South Yorkshire, was convicted in July in Sheffield crown court of murdering Richard Dyson, 55, in 2019. Dyson had been living in his car on Wright’s farm in Hoyland and had been doing jobs for...

Christopher Wright, 73, shot Richard Dyson in November 2019 and then dismembered his remains

A man who killed his lodger and concealed his dismembered body in a barrel filled with concrete for more than five years has been jailed for a minimum of 35 years.

Christopher Wright, a 73-year-old farmer from South Yorkshire, was convicted in July in Sheffield crown court of murdering Richard Dyson, 55, in 2019. Dyson had been living in his car on Wright’s farm in Hoyland and had been doing jobs for the then 67-year-old when the pair had a falling out.

South Yorkshire (LOCATION) Christopher Wright (PERSON) Richard Dyson (PERSON) Sheffield (LOCATION) Dyson (ORG) Wright (PERSON) Hoyland (ORG)

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