South Yorkshire man who killed lodger and hid body in concrete gets 35-year sentence
Summary
A South Yorkshire man named Christopher Wright was sentenced to at least 35 years in prison for killing his lodger, Richard Dyson, in 2019. Wright hid Dyson’s dismembered body in a barrel filled with concrete, which was discovered more than five years later.Key Facts
- Christopher Wright, 73, was convicted of murdering Richard Dyson, 55, in 2019.
- Dyson had been living in his car on Wright’s farm and doing jobs there before they had a dispute.
- Wright shot Dyson with a shotgun after suspecting him of stealing and selling firearms.
- Wright dismembered Dyson’s body and concealed it in a concrete-filled barrel on his farm.
- A neighbor was unknowingly asked to store the barrel in a trailer on their property.
- Wright’s friend Karl Schwalbe got a 3-year sentence for helping cover up the crime.
- Dyson’s disappearance was a missing person case for over five years until new evidence led police to the barrel in 2025.
- The judge noted Wright’s butchering skills helped him commit the crime, and Dyson’s family endured years of uncertainty and pain.
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