Summary
One of the men who cut down the famous Sycamore Gap tree in Northumberland has been released early from prison. Adam Carruthers was allowed to leave jail under a curfew and will have to follow strict rules while living in the community.
Key Facts
- Adam Carruthers, aged 33, and Daniel Graham, aged 39, were sentenced to four years and three months in prison in July 2023.
- They were convicted for damaging the Sycamore Gap tree and Hadrian’s Wall when the tree fell on it in September 2023.
- They planned the cutting of the tree, traveling over 40 minutes in bad weather carrying equipment.
- Carruthers is believed to have cut down the tree while Graham filmed the act.
- Carruthers was released early under the Home Detention Curfew Scheme, which requires him to wear an electronic tag and follow conditions.
- Breaking the curfew rules can lead to being sent back to prison.
- The Sycamore Gap tree was over 100 years old and was a well-known landmark.
- The felling of the tree caused strong reactions both in the UK and internationally.
