Christopher Wright, 73, is sentenced to prison after being convicted of murdering his lodger, Richard Dyson, 55. The case centers on Dyson’s disappearance in 2019 after he lived on Wright’s land in a vehicle. Following Dyson’s killing, Wright conceals his remains by chopping up the body and placing it in a barrel filled with concrete, according to reports from multiple outlets.
All sources describe that Wright hid the dismembered remains at the property for about six years before the case came to public attention. The Independent and other publications say Wright is sentenced following a conviction for murder issued last month, with the sentence delivered on Thursday. The Daily Mail reports the length of the sentence as 35 years, while other sources describe it as a life term or a “huge” custodial sentence without specifying a particular duration. Reporting consistently states that the conviction relates to Dyson’s murder and the prolonged concealment of the remains in the concrete-filled container.
