Man accused of felling Sycamore Gap told police he was framed in feud
Summary
Two men, Daniel Michael Graham and Adam Carruthers, have denied their involvement in cutting down the well-known Sycamore Gap tree and causing damage to a part of the Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland. Graham, during his police interview, claimed that he had been framed in a dispute.Key Facts
- Daniel Michael Graham, 39, from Carlisle, and Adam Carruthers, 32, from Wigton in Cumbria, are accused of cutting down the Sycamore Gap tree and damaging part of the Roman Wall.
- The accused deny these charges.
- The Sycamore Gap tree, a famous landmark, was located in a dip on Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland and was over 100 years old.
- The tree was cut down on 28th September 2023.
- The prosecution claims that Graham and Carruthers drove 40 minutes from Cumbria to the tree's location, cut it down, filmed the act, and took a piece of the trunk home.
- Graham claimed in his police interview that he was framed as part of a feud and denied he cut down the tree.
- The two men were arrested on 31 October, and part of the trial included the police interview with Graham.
- A video analyst and a forensic botanist have contributed evidence to the case, stating respectively that the car pictured with wood and chainsaw is Graham's, and the wood highly likely came from the Sycamore Gap tree.
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