Christopher Wright has been handed a huge prison sentence.

12:15, Thu, Aug 6, 2026 Updated: 12:19, Thu, Aug 6, 2026

Christopher Wright

Christopher Wright has been sentenced to life in prison with a minimum of 33 years and 353 days (Image: YORKSHIRE LIVE/MEN MEDIA)

A farmer who murdered his lodger before dismembering the man's body and hiding it in a concrete-filled barrel for six years, has been jailed. Christopher Wright was found guilty in July of murdering Richard Dyson, conspiracy to pervert the course of justice, prevent unlawful burial, and firearms offences.

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