South Yorkshire man who killed lodger and hid body in concrete gets 35-year sentence
DCI Andy Knowles reads a statement outside Sheffield crown court alongside family members of Richard Dyson. Photograph: Annabel Lee-Ellis/PAView image in fullscreenDCI Andy Knowles reads a statement outside Sheffield crown court alongside family members of Richard Dyson. 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.
- ▪DCI Andy Knowles reads a statement outside Sheffield crown court alongside family members of Richard Dyson.
- ▪Photograph: Annabel Lee-Ellis/PAView image in fullscreenDCI Andy Knowles reads a statement outside Sheffield crown court alongside family members of Richard Dyson.
- ▪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, s
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DCI Andy Knowles reads a statement outside Sheffield crown court alongside family members of Richard Dyson. Photograph: Annabel Lee-Ellis/PAView image in fullscreenDCI Andy Knowles reads a statement outside Sheffield crown court alongside family members of Richard Dyson. Photograph: Annabel Lee-Ellis/PASouth YorkshireSouth Yorkshire man who killed lodger and hid body in concrete gets 35-year sentenceChristopher Wright, 73, shot Richard Dyson in November 2019 and then dismembered his remainsRaphael BoydThu 6 Aug 2026 10.33 EDTLast modified on Thu 6 Aug 2026 10.34 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleA 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…
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