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Christopher Wright, 73, who shot Richard Dyson and dismembered his remains, given 35-year minimum termA 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…
Published August 6, 2026 · Category: News
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Christopher Wright, 73, who shot Richard Dyson and dismembered his remains, given 35-year minimum term
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.
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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.
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Originally published at www.theguardian.com.
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Christopher Wright, 73, who shot Richard Dyson and dismembered his remains, given 35-year minimum termA 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
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