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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Mark Brown North of England correspondent

Man accused of felling Sycamore Gap tree told police he was ‘stitched up’

Police tape in foreground, as police behind examine the toppled tree
Police examining the felled Sycamore Gap tree on Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland. Photograph: Owen Humphreys/PA

A 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.

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