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Sycamore Gap tree cutters sentenced to prison

The New York Times · 7h

Men Who Felled Sycamore Gap Tree Are Given Prison Sentences in U.K.

The tree, a beloved landmark that stood by Hadrian’s Wall in northern England, was found illegally cut down in 2023.

As it happened: Men who felled Sycamore Gap tree sentenced to 4 years and 3 months

Two men who chopped down the beloved Sycamore Gap tree have been jailed for four years and three months. Daniel Graham, 39, and Adam Carruthers, 32, drove from their home in Cumbria to illegally fell the tree in the early hours of 28 September 2023.

The Associated Press on MSN · 2h

Sycamore Gap vandals admit cutting down beloved tree at sentencing

Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers previously testified at trial that they had nothing to do with the vandalism, but a prosecutor said that the two convicts now blame booze for the act as they admitted before sentencing that they had been on what he termed a “moronic mission” to topple the tree.

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Sycamore Gap sentencing RECAP as Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers jailed

Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers are being sentenced at Newcastle Crown Court for chopping down the Sycamore Gap tree - an ...

2hon MSN

Why the Sycamore Gap tree provoked such strong emotional reactions: A psychologist explains

In September 2023, so many people were shocked when the famous Sycamore Gap tree, thriving in a dip along Hadrian's Wall, was ...

22hon MSN

The fate of the Sycamore Gap tree has shed light on a deeper concern with British woodland

James Canton spent two years sitting beneath an 800-year-old oak tree near his home in Essex, watching acorns fatten and ...

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Sycamore Gap pair jailed for more than 4 years as judge slams 'mindless' thugs

The two men who mounted a “moronic mission” to cut down the much-loved Sycamore Gap tree have been jailed for a total of ...

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