Mobile phone footage of the famous Sycamore Gap tree being cut down in less than three minutes has been played in court.
Daniel Graham, 39, of Milbeck Stables, Carlisle, and Adam Carruthers, 32, of Church Street, Wigton, Cumbria, are on trial at Newcastle Crown Court charged with two counts each of criminal damage – one to the tree and one to Hadrian’s Wall, which was damaged when the tree fell on it.
