Farmer who killed lodger and hid body in concrete in South Yorkshire jailed for life

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. 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. Wright, an antique firearms collector who was described as a “weapons fanatic” during his trial, suspected Dyson of stealing some of his prized possessions and selling them. The court heard that when Wright confronted Dyson with his suspicions in November 2019 an argument broke out that ended with Dyson being shot in the chest and arm with a shotgun, killing him. Wright, a former butcher, dismembered Dyson’s body over the course of several days, then placed the remains in a barrel which he filled with concrete. He then placed the barrel in a trailer and asked an unsuspecting neighbour to keep the vehicle on their property. Wright w

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