A man has arrived at Newcastle Crown Court, as the trial continues over the felling of the Sycamore Gap Tree. Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers deny the criminal damage charges against them, but are accused of driving overnight from Carlisle to Sycamore Gap during Storm Agnes in September 2023, and cutting the tree down with a chainsaw. Report by Brooksl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Two men accused cutting down the landmark Sycamore Gap tree on Hadrian's Wall in 2023 arrive in court. Daniel Graham, 39, and Adam Carruthers, 32, deny two counts each of criminal damage - one to the tree and one to the ancient Roman-built wall.
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"There could never be a justifiable reason" why two men felled the Sycamore Gap tree, Northumbria Police has said. Superintendent Kevin Waring also paid tribute to the "unwavering commitment of those..
Two former friends have been found guilty of cutting down the Sycamore Gap tree in an act of "deliberate and mindless criminal damage". Newcastle Crown Court heard Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers..
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