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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Tom Wilkinson

Sycamore Gap vandals who chopped down iconic tree face sentencing

The two men responsible for felling the iconic Sycamore Gap tree, a beloved landmark on Hadrian's Wall, are set to be sentenced this Tuesday at Newcastle Crown Court.

Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers used a chainsaw to bring down the nearly 150-year-old sycamore in under three minutes, with one recording the act, forever altering the cherished northern England landscape.

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