US EditionFootage of alleged moment 'Sycamore Gap tree was felled' shown to jurors in trial of two men
- Jurors at Newcastle Crown Court watched enhanced footage allegedly showing Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers felling the Sycamore Gap tree on September 28, 2023.
- The event followed the two men’s nighttime trip during Storm Agnes, using a chainsaw to cut the iconic tree beside Hadrian's Wall, causing criminal damage to both.
- The prosecution presented a 2 minute 40 second cell phone video from Graham, including audio of a chainsaw, metadata locating the scene at Sycamore Gap, and messages celebrating the act.
- Damage was valued at £622,191 for the tree and £1,144 for the Roman wall, with police confirming the video showed Graham’s Range Rover and descriptions of the two men as the culprits.
- Daniel Graham, 39, and Adam Carruthers, 32, face charges of criminal damage for their alleged involvement in the felling of the Sycamore Gap tree, with the trial ongoing as jurors consider evidence including a “trophy” wedge and associated communications.
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Sycamore Gap suspect claims he was ‘fixed up’ as video found showing ‘wedge of tree’
Daniel Graham refused to comment in police interview when asked about the footage showing the chunk of a tree and a chainsaw in the boot of a vehicle, a jury at Newcastle Crown Court heard
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Sycamore Gap suspect claims he was 'fixed up' as part of a feud
Daniel Graham told police he thought he was being ‘fixed up’ and mentioned a ‘fake profile’ and a ‘p**ey down the road’ when asked with whom he was in dispute (Picture: North News/PA) One of two former pals accused of chopping down the famous Sycamore Gap tree at Hadrian’s Wall claimed he was being framed for the crime by someone ‘stirring the pot’. Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers are said to have driven 40 minutes to the Northumberland beauty…
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