File photo dated 29/09/23 of forensic investigators from Northumbria Police examining the felled Sycamore Gap tree, on Hadrian’s Wall in Northumberland. Daniel Graham, 39, and Adam Carruthers, 32, are on trial at Newcastle Crown Court charged with two counts each of criminal damage. They are jointly charged with causing criminal damage worth �622,191 to the much-photographed Northumberland tree. Issue date: Tuesday April 29, 2025. - (PA Wire)
The chainsaw two men allegedly used to cut down the famous Sycamore Gap tree and a wedge of the trunk prosecutors say they took as a trophy were never found despite extensive police searches, a court has heard.
Groundworker Daniel Graham, 39, and mechanic Adam Carruthers, 32, each deny two counts of criminal damage to the tree and to Hadrian’s Wall, overnight on September 28 2023.
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