Duncan Leatherdale BBC News, North East and Cumbria Prosecutors said a video was filmed of the moment the Sycamore Gap tree was felled Two men have been found guilty of the “mindless destruction” of the world famous Sycamore Gap tree, the felling of which sparked international outrage. The tree had grown in a dip on...
Martin Lindsay Senior Investigations Reporter PA Media The tree – now no longer nestling in its gap – was one of the most photographed in the world Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers have been found guilty of cutting down the iconic Sycamore Gap tree. The deliberate felling of the tree on Hadrian’s Wall in Northumberland...
Duncan Leatherdale BBC News, North East and Cumbria Prosecutors allege a video was filmed of the moment the Sycamore Gap tree was felled Two men chopped down the world famous Sycamore Gap tree as a “bit of a laugh” and then feared becoming public enemy number one, prosecutors have told jurors. The tree had grown...
Duncan Leatherdale BBC News, North East and Cumbria Watch the video shown to the jurors above A second man accused of felling the world famous Sycamore Gap has told jurors he was amazed at the public’s reaction as he thought it was “just a tree”. The tree had grown in a dip on Hadrian’s Wall...
Duncan Leatherdale BBC News, North East and Cumbria Watch the video shown to the jurors above One of the men who denies cutting down the world famous Sycamore Gap tree has told jurors his co-accused “best pal” admitted doing it. The tree had grown in a dip on Hadrian’s Wall in Northumberland for more than...
Duncan Leatherdale BBC News, North East and Cumbria CPS Experts say a wedge of wood came from the tree and was pictured in Daniel Graham’s car A man accused of felling the world famous Sycamore Gap tree told police he had been framed as part of a feud. The tree had grown in a dip...
Jurors were shown mobile phone footage in court on Wednesday, which prosecutors claim shows the moment the “iconic” Sycamore Gap tree was felled. Body-worn camera footage from the first police officer at the scene was also shown at Newcastle Crown Court. The BBC’s Emma Vardy talks through the footage shown in court and explains what...
Duncan Leatherdale & Evie Lake BBC News, North East and Cumbria Watch the video shown to jurors Mobile phone footage which prosecutors claim shows the moment the “iconic” Sycamore Gap tree was felled has been shown to jurors. The tree had stood for more than 100 years in a dip on Hadrian’s Wall in Northumberland...
Duncan Leatherdale & Evie Lake BBC News, North East and Cumbria Nick Lewis Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers deny criminal damage Two men accused of chopping down the famous Sycamore Gap tree kept a wedge as a trophy in a felling that prosecutors described as a “moronic mission”. The tree had stood for more than...
National Trust The Sycamore Gap tree was felled in September 2023 Jurors in the case of two men accused of felling the famous Sycamore Gap tree have been told by a judge to set all emotion aside. Twelve people have been sworn in at Newcastle Crown Court to consider the case against the pair who...