Two former friends found guilty of cutting down world-famous Sycamore Gap tree

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14. And finally, the sentencing

Two men behind ‘senseless’ felling of Sycamore Gap tree jailed for more than four years

Daniel Graham, 39, and Adam Carruthers, 32, sentenced for act of criminal damage that sparked widespread sadness and anger
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Daniel Graham, 39, and Adam Carruthers, 32, were each given prison sentences of four years and three months for an act of criminal damage that caused the Sycamore Gap tree to crash down on to Hadrian’s wall in Northumberland on a stormy September night in 2023.
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Sentencing the men at Newcastle crown court, Mrs Justice Lambert said the motive remained unclear but she rejected a claim by Carruthers that he was drunk.

The judge said Carruthers cut down the tree with a chainsaw while Graham filmed him, suggesting that “sheer bravado” and “some sort of thrill” were likely factors.
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During an eight-day trial, the jury watched footage from Graham’s phone of the tree being felled and heard messages between the pair that the prosecution said showed them revelling in the infamy.

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/jul/15/sycamore-gap-tree-felling-men-jailed