Summary
Daniel Graham, 39, and Adam Carruthers, 32, face charges for the “mindless vandalism” of felling the iconic Sycamore Gap tree in Northumberland on September 27, 2023. The court heard that they filmed the act, sent messages boasting about it, and took a piece of the tree as a trophy, causing £622,191 in damage. Both deny the charges and claim someone else was driving Graham’s Range Rover that night, as they are also accused of damaging Hadrian’s Wall, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, during the incident.
