13 h. ago Prosecutor says Sycamore Gap tree cutters committed 'arboreal equivalent of mindless thuggery'

A prosecutor says two men who cut down the beloved Sycamore Gap tree in northern England did it for a laugh

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15 h. ago Friends accused of felling Sycamore Gap tree ‘feared becoming public enemy number one’

Daniel Graham, 39, and Adam Carruthers,32, both deny chopping down the Sycamore Gap tree on the night of 27 September 2023

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15 h. ago Sycamore Gap suspects cut down tree in act of 'mindless thuggery thinking it would be a laugh' and thought they were 'big men' but were really 'rather pathetic', court hears

Amid 'public outrage' at Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers' alleged crime it became clear to them that'everyone else thought that they were rather pathetic', prosecutors alleged.

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18 h. ago Sycamore Gap accused committed ‘arboreal equivalent of thuggery’ for ‘a laugh’

Prosecutors say Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers realised they ‘weren’t the big men they thought they were’ when they saw the public outrage.

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42 h. ago Sycamore Gap accused ‘could not understand’ outcry because it was ‘just a tree’

Adam Carruthers said the reaction to the famous tree being cut down was ‘almost as if someone had been murdered’.

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42 h. ago Sycamore Gap accused claimed it was ‘just a tree’ after public outcry over felling

Now in its second week, the trial heard how Carruthers believed the reaction to the damage was ‘almost as if someone had been murdered’

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42 h. ago Sycamore Gap: Man accused of felling iconic tree exclaims 'it was just a tree'

Carruthers denies criminal damage to the famous tree in Northumberland worth £622,191. Graham, his alleged partner in the crime that shocked the world, claims that Carruthers did it with a friend

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43 h. ago Sycamore Gap accused ‘could not understand’ outcry as it was ‘just a tree’

Adam Carruthers said the reaction to the famous tree being cut down was ‘almost as if someone had been murdered’.

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5 d. ago Sycamore Gap accused says he was asked to take blame for felling of tree

Daniel Graham tells court it was suggested he accept responsibility ‘because I have mental health issues’One of the two men accused of felling the Sycamore Gap tree has denied being responsible and said he was asked to take the blame because he had mental health issues.Daniel Graham said his co-defendant, Adam Carruthers, was responsible for felling the tree next to Hadrian’s Wall. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Sycamore Gap accused says friend wanted to cut down ‘most famous tree in world’

Daniel Graham told a court Adam Carruthers had claimed to be the one responsible for felling the landmark tree in Northumberland.

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5 d. ago Sycamore Gap trial live: Suspect reported friend to police for felling tree in ‘anonymous phone call’

Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers are on trial at Newcastle Crown Court accused of felling Sycamore Gap tree

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6 d. ago Sycamore Gap accused claims he was 'framed on Facebook' for felling iconic tree

Daniel Graham claimed he had been 'framed' for allegedly cutting down the Sycamore Gap tree after said he was named on social media during a police interview after the incident

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6 d. ago Sycamore Gap accused claimed he was framed on Facebook for felling iconic tree, court told

Daniel Graham claimed he had been framed for allegedly cutting down the Sycamore Gap tree after said he was named on social media during a police interview after the incident, a court was told

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6 d. ago Man accused of felling Sycamore Gap tree told police he was ‘stitched up’

Daniel Graham, 39, said he was framed as part of a dispute and did not have the skills to cut down tree, jury hearsA man accused of felling the Sycamore Gap tree on Hadrian’s Wall told police he was being “stitched up” and did not have the skills to do it.A jury at Newcastle crown court heard police interviews with Daniel Graham, 39, in which he also said he had no idea what he was doing on the night the tree was felled, which took place a month earlier. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Sycamore Gap accused told police he was framed by someone ‘stirring the pot’

Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers deny two counts of criminal damage to the famous tree and Hadrian’s Wall.

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6 d. ago Sycamore Gap accused told police he was framed by someone ‘stirring the pot’, jury hears

Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers deny two counts of criminal damage to the famous tree and Hadrian’s Wall

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6 d. ago Sycamore Gap trial live: Jury shown photo of tree wedge ‘kept as trophy’ by suspects

Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers are on trial at Newcastle Crown Court accused of felling the Sycamore Gap tree

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6 d. ago Sycamore Gap trial live: ‘Jeffrey, it’s gone viral’, suspect tells friend after tree chopped down, court hears

Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers are on trial at Newcastle Crown Court accused of felling the Sycamore Gap tree

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7 d. ago Sycamore Gap trial live: ‘Jeffrey, it’s gone viral’, defendant remarked after tree chopped down, court told

Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers have appeared for the second day of the trial at Newcastle Crown Court accused of felling the Sycamore Gap tree

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7 d. ago Sycamore Gap trial live: Video filmed by defendant shows tree being chopped down, prosecutors tell court

Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers have appeared for the second day of the trial at Newcastle Crown Court accused of felling the Sycamore Gap tree

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