Sycamore Gap pair quizzed over homophobic attack days before tree was felled

Two friends guilty of 'moronic mission' to fell Sycamore Gap investigated for homophobia

The pair found guilty of the "moronic mission" to fell Sycamore Gap were also investigated over alleged homophobic assaults that occurred around the same time they chopped down the iconic tree.

Sycamore Gap pair questioned over homophobic attack nine days before tree felled

The men convicted of chopping down the Sycamore Gap tree in a trial this month were also questioned over a homophobic assault.

Sycamore Gap pair quizzed over homophobic attack days before tree was felled

Daniel Graham, 39, and Adam Carruthers, 32, cut down the tree at Hadrian’s Wall in September 2023 (Picture: Reuters) The two men who cut down the Sycamore Gap tree were investigated after a man was doused in icing sugar in an alleged homophobic attack. Daniel Graham, 39, and Adam Carruthers, 32, cut down the tree at Hadrian’s Wall in September 2023. But nine days earlier a man reported being subject to verbal abuse and attacked with icing sugar …