Two friends accused of using a chainsaw to bring down the Sycamore Gap tree appear to be blaming each other for the act of “mindless criminal damage”, a jury has heard.
Daniel Graham, 39, of Milbeck Stables, Carlisle, and Adam Carruthers, 32, of Church Street, Wigton, Cumbria, are standing trial at Newcastle Crown Court, both charged with felling the iconic tree.
