Hairy Bikers say Sycamore Gap tree culprit ‘murdered spirit of Northumberland’
A retired lumberjack said to have been arrested over the felling of the world-famous Sycamore Gap tree has insisted: “I didn’t do it.”
Speculation over what happened to the iconic tree has been rife since it was found next to Hadrian’s Wall in Northumberland having been chopped down overnight on Wednesday.
A man in his sixties was arrested by Northumbria Police on Friday. A teenager was also arrested but released on bail.
Former lumberjack Walter Renwick, 69, was arrested, his daughter-in-law Lauren told The Times. She said: “He’s in custody right now [in Newcastle police station] for something he hasn’t even done. He’s got two leaking heart valves. He’s never fit enough to get up there.”
Mr Renwick also told The Sun: “I didn’t do it.”
Following the destruction of the tree, there has been an outpouring of outrage and sorrow across the world.
Sycamore Gap, thought to be around 300 years old, was made famous by actor Kevin Costner when it appeared in his 1991 film Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves. It has become one of the most photographed trees in the UK.
