US EditionSycamore Gap accused: 'just a tree' and 'almost as if someone had been murdered'
- Two men, Adam Carruthers and Daniel Graham, stand trial at Newcastle Crown Court for criminal damage to the Sycamore Gap tree and Hadrian's Wall in September 2023 in Northumberland.
- The men are accused of felling the more than century-old, world-famous sycamore during Storm Agnes after driving from Carlisle, but both deny the charges and dispute involvement.
- Court proceedings revealed the tree was cut down around September 28, 2023, a wedge of its wood was taken as a trophy, and phone and vehicle data link the men to the scene, though Graham claims he was asleep.
- Carruthers referred to the tree simply as "just a tree" and expressed confusion over the intense public backlash, comparing it to the response one might have if a serious crime had occurred, while prosecutors pointed to voice recordings and messages between the accused as key evidence of their involvement.
- The trial, presided over by Mrs Justice Lambert, concluded with jurors beginning deliberations, while the case highlights tensions between the defendants' denials and public outrage over the cultural damage caused.
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