WASHINGTON — A DC man who was convicted of murdering a woman whose body was found in a dumpster at Hechinger Mall in Northeast was sentenced to 24 years in prison.

Richard Dyson, 58, pleaded guilty in October to one count of second-degree murder in connection with the death of Donnella Bryan.

Prosecutors say Dyson murdered Bryan by striking her in the head and suffocating her with a sock on April 15.

He then reportedly bought a large container from Home Depot and, with the help of an accomplice, disposed of Bryan’s body in a dumpster.

Bryan’s body was discovered on April 19, and police arrested Dyson on June 11.

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