Farmer jailed for lodger's 'body in barrel' murder

Richard Dyson's body was not found until nearly six years after he disappeared in rural Hoyland.

Christopher Wright murdered Richard Dyson who lived on his land in a car

WARNING, DISTRESSING CONTENT: Farmer and ex-butcher Christopher Wright, 73, shot a man twice before dismembering his body and trying to conceal it in a concrete-filled barrel - he has now been jailed

Christopher Wright murdered Richard Dyson who lived on his land in a car

A former butcher who dismembered his victim then hid the body in a concrete-filled barrel has been jailed for at least 35 years.

Christopher Wright was sentenced on Thursday after being convicted of murder last month

Ex-butcher Christopher Wright, 73, shot 55-year-old Richard Dyson before dismembering him and hiding his body in a barrel filled with concrete

A farmer and former butcher who murdered his lodger, dismembered his body and hid the remains in a concrete-filled barrel for six years, has been jailed.