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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Alex Ross

Sycamore Gap trial live: ‘Jeffrey, it’s gone viral’, defendant remarked after tree chopped down, court told

A man accused of felling the Sycamore Gap tree told his co-accused “Jeffrey, it’s gone viral” as news broke of the irreparable damage, a jury was told.

Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers are both charged with two counts of criminal damage relating to the tree and a section of the Roman-built wall it fell on during the night of 27 September, 2023.

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