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Judge Christina Lambert told jurors the case was about a single tree chopped down by a chainsaw. She said they would need to set aside any feelings they might have about the "Sycamore Gap" tree if ...
Daniel Graham, 39, and Adam Carruthers, 32, were convicted May 9 of two counts of criminal damage for felling the so-called Sycamore Gap tree on Sept. 27, 2023. The tree stood at the center of a ...
Two men have been found guilty of criminal damage for felling a landmark sycamore tree in northern England. Daniel Graham, 39, and Adam Carruthers, 32, were each found guilty of two counts of ...
Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers were found guilty of felling the iconic Sycamore Gap tree, a beloved landmark next to Hadrian's Wall. The pair used a chainsaw to cut down the tree in a "moronic ...
The two men on trial for felling the Sycamore Gap cut the famous tree down with a chainsaw while filming themselves on a 'moronic mission', a court has heard. The opening of the trial of Daniel Graham ...
One of the men on trial for cutting down the famous Sycamore Gap tree has said he could not understand the huge outcry after it was felled, telling a court it was “just a tree”. Adam Carruthers said ...
Video footage allegedly showing the moment the famous Sycamore Gap tree was chopped down has been played to a jury. Groundworker Daniel Graham, 39, and mechanic Adam Carruthers, 32, each deny two ...
A majestic, broad-leaved sycamore tree that had stood for some 150 years in a dip along Hadrian’s Wall had been cut down. By the time the first officer arrived on the scene two hours later ...
When the iconic Sycamore Gap tree was cut down in September 2023, it triggered an outpouring of grief and outrage. Believed to be about 200 years old, the stately tree rose out of a dip in the ...
One of two men on trial for cutting down the Sycamore Gap tree had a “fascination” with it and thought it would make a good trophy, Newcastle Crown Court heard on Friday. Adam Carruthers had a ...
The Sycamore Gap tree, which once stood proudly in a dip next to Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland, was chopped down in a shocking act of vandalism, causing uproar among locals. But what do we know ...