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UK body-in-barrel murder conviction

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Latest: Farmer Christopher Wright sentenced to life for murder and body‑in‑barrel crime

In July 2026, a Sheffield Crown Court jury found 73‑year‑old Christopher Wright guilty of murdering 55‑year‑old Richard Dyson. Wright had shot Dyson after a dispute over a stolen gun and, with the assistance of 72‑year‑o