He spotted back at his farm yesterday after he was arrested by police over the weekend.
Walter Renwick was seen back at his farm after he was arrested by police over the weekend The farmer said he wasn’t ‘stupid enough’ to chop down the iconic tree and was seen walking around topless at Plankey Mill farm close to where the tree was cut down in Northumberland.Mr Renwick was arrested on Saturday, but was released on Sunday by police, it has been reported.
Mr Renwick, has been ordered to quit the property where he ran a tourist campsite after losing a two-year legal battle.The speculation is bloody ridiculous,’ Mr Renwick told the Mail. ‘I’ll tell you this much, I wouldn’t be so sad to do that.’ He added: ‘It makes it sound like me, doesn’t it, because it was a good cut,’ he said, referring to the clean way the tree had been cut down.‘When I say brilliant, you can tell a good lumberjack by the way he cuts a tree down. I haven’t seen the cut obviously, but I have seen it on the computer.’
Police had previously arrested a 16-year-old boy on suspicion of causing criminal damage, then released him on bail pending further inquiries.
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