Sycamore Gap tree cutters sentenced to prison
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Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers chopped down the tree for a mindless 'thrill' and then revelled in media coverage. Both were jailed for four years and three months.
Relatives of manslaughter victims have told of their dismay at seeing Adam Carruthers and Daniel Graham locked-up for longer than those that took the lives of their loved ones
In September 2023, so many people were shocked when the famous Sycamore Gap tree, thriving in a dip along Hadrian's Wall, was deliberately cut down overnight. For many, the tree symbolized British resilience,
Former friends turned enemies, Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers, were convicted of criminal damage to the immensely popular Sycamore Gap tree, which they claimed was felled in a 'drunken prank'
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