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Sycamore Gap vandals face their fate in English court for felling beloved tree
NORTHUMBERLAND, ENGLAND, JUL 15 – Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers were jailed for over four years each for criminal damage to the nearly 200-year-old tree and Hadrian's Wall, valued at £458,000, court heard.
- Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers were convicted of criminally damaging the famous Sycamore Gap tree in Northumberland, a symbol featured in films.
- The pair filmed themselves chopping down the tree in under 3 minutes, reveling in the media coverage their act received worldwide.
- Graham and Carruthers face potentially lengthy prison sentences, with the maximum for criminal damage being 10 years due to the tree's cultural significance.
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Two men were sentenced on Tuesday for cutting off the famous "Sycamore Gap Tree" near the Hadrian Wall, two years ago. They received 4 years and 3 months in prison. The two men never explained why they had attacked the famous tree. - Two men heavily condemned for cutting up the most famous tree in the United Kingdom (Environment).
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