Killer farmer who hid dismembered body in concrete-filled barrel for 6yrs jailed
One day3 outlets reported this in 3 reports over 2 days
All 3 reports on Thu, 6 August 2026
What it is about
Christopher WrightJustice CotterJamie BartonKarl SchwalbeRichard DysonSheffield Crown CourtCrown Prosecution ServiceYorkshire, North Yorkshire, United KingdomSouth Yorkshire, United Kingdom (General), United KingdomHumberside, United Kingdom (General), United KingdomSouth YorkshireSheffield crown courtHoylandTom RyanSheffield Crown Court OnParkside, Coventry, United Kingdom
Who published it, and when
original reportfirst to report
express.co.uk
The Guardian World
bbc.co.uk
6 Aug, 11:15over 12 hours6 Aug, 23:13
How it spread - 3 original reports
Thu, 6 August 2026
3 reports- express.co.uk11:15first to report
Christopher Wright has been handed a huge prison sentence.
- The Guardian World14:33
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...
- bbc.co.uk23:13
A detective shares how a six-year long investigation brought answers to a family in turmoil.