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Men who cut down England’s beloved Sycamore Gap tree sentenced to more than 4 years in prison
NORTHUMBERLAND, ENGLAND, JUL 15 – Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers were sentenced to four years and three months each for deliberately cutting down the 150-year-old Sycamore Gap tree, causing over £622,000 in damage.
- Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers were each handed prison sentences lasting four years and three months for cutting down the Sycamore Gap tree near Hadrian's Wall in September 2023.
- The men traveled from their homes at night to cut down the iconic tree, an act described by the judge as deliberate and involving careful planning.
- The Sycamore Gap tree, famous for its picturesque spot nestled between two hills along Hadrian's Wall, gained widespread recognition after appearing briefly in the 1991 Hollywood movie starring Kevin Costner about Robin Hood, attracting numerous visitors and photographers.
- Andrew Poad, a National Trust manager, expressed that the tree was irreplaceable and described its destruction as incomprehensible, resulting in a profound sense of loss and confusion.
- The sentencing highlights the legal consequences of damaging protected landmarks and reflects the national outrage sparked by the loss of this well-known symbol on Hadrian's Wall.
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Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers were sentenced on Wednesday for cutting down the iconic Sycamore Gap Tree in Northern England. Their harsh sentence, of more than four years, was handed down after enormous public outcry over the loss of the natural landmark. Christina Lambert, the judge in the case, argued that the tree had special significance for the region, saying, “The tree had become a place of special personal significance where marriages…
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Two men found guilty of the "mindless" and "deliberate" felling of one of the UK's most iconic trees, which sparked national outrage, were on Tuesday jailed for more than four years, reported AFP. A jury at Newcastle Crown Court found former friends Daniel Graham, 39, and Adam Carruthers, 32, guilty in May of criminal damage for the 2023 felling of the tree at Sycamore Gap. It had stood for nearly 200 years next to Hadrian's Wall, a UNESCO World…
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