3 h. ago Sycamore Gap tree felling suspect claims he was ‘fixed up’ after a dispute by someone ‘stirring the pot’

Daniel Graham refused to comment in police interview when asked about the footage showing the chunk of a tree and a chainsaw in the boot of a vehicle, a jury at Newcastle Crown Court heard

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3 h. 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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3 h. 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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3 h. 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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5 h. 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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5 h. ago Watch full video shown at Sycamore Gap trial ‘showing tree being chopped down’

A video allegedly showing the moment the Sycamore Gap tree was chopped down has been played to a jury.

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6 h. ago Sycamore Gap suspect offers his defence as he denies felling 100

Self-employed groundworker Daniel Graham, 39, told officers after his arrest he was embroiled in an ongoing row over a stolen digger with 'that f***ing p***y down road'.

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7 h. 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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8 h. ago Video 'showing chunk of Sycamore Gap tree taken as a trophy and chainsaw in the boot of suspect's car' is played in court

Groundworker Daniel Graham, 39, and mechanic Adam Carruthers, 32, are accused of using a chainsaw to chop down the 100-year-old tree.

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8 h. ago Sycamore Gap duo 'took wedge of tree as trophy' and police have never found it

A 'wedge' allegedly sawn from the iconic tree was seen in a video filmed on Daniel Graham's phone with metadata showing that it was filmed at around 2am on September 28, 2023, at Graham's smallholding

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9 h. 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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10 h. ago Sycamore Gap chainsaw and wedge of trunk ‘taken as trophy’ not found by police

Groundworker Daniel Graham, 39, and mechanic Adam Carruthers, 32, each deny two counts of criminal damage to the tree and to Hadrian’s Wall

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11 h. 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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27 h. ago Watch: Footage ‘shows Sycamore Gap tree being chopped down’ jury told

A video prosecutors say shows the chopping down of the Sycamore Gap tree was played to a jury on Wednesday, 30 April.

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28 h. ago 'It's gone viral, it is worldwide': The voice notes two friends sent each other 'after felling Sycamore Gap tree'

Groundworker Daniel Graham, 39, and mechanic Adam Carruthers, 32, each deny two counts of criminal damage to the tree and the wall in Northumberland at night in September 2023.

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28 h. ago Sycamore Gap suspects boast about 'going viral' in voice notes after iconic tree felled

Daniel Graham, 39, and Adam Carruthers, 32, both deny criminal damage to the world famous tree as the court heard voicemail recordings and voice notes exchanged between the pair

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28 h. ago Sycamore Gap tree 'chopped with chainsaw' as footage shows it fall in 'matter of minutes'

The two men accused of the 'mindless vandalism' filmed the act in a clip lasting two minutes and 41 seconds – the clip ends with a 'thud' as the tree hits the ground, Newcastle crown court heard

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29 h. 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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30 h. ago Sycamore Gap Tree trial: Watch video footage of the beloved tree being cut down as trial underway

Jurors have been shown a video, taken on a mobile phone, of the legendary tree being felled.

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30 h. ago Sycamore Gap Tree trial: Watch video footage of the alleged moment beloved tree cut down as trial underway

Jurors have been shown a video, taken on a mobile phone, which prosecutors say shows the legendary tree being felled.

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