Chris Dawson has been sentenced to a maximum of 24 years in jail

Chris Dawson has been sentenced to 24 years in prison after he was found guilty of murdering his wife, Lynette Dawson, in 1982.

Chris Dawson, a 74-year-old former professional rugby league player and Sydney teacher, was accused of killing his wife in 1982. In August, he was found guilty of the murder.

Lynette’s body has never been found.

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The trial was decided by a judge, instead of a jury, after his lawyers successfully argued that publicity around the case would have influenced jurors.

The case was the subject of The Teacher’s Pet podcast in 2018 and Dawson was arrested in December 2018.

Chris and Lynette Dawson’s daughter, Shanelle Dawson, said in her victim-impact statement last month: