He is the second person to be arrested in connection with the incident.
A man in his 60s has been arrested by officers investigating the felling of the world-famous Sycamore Gap tree in Northumberland.also arrested a 16-year-oldOfficers described the loss of the iconic tree next to Hadrian’s Wall, which appeared in Kevin Costner’s 1991 Robin Hood movie, as ‘senseless destruction’.
‘I hope this second arrest demonstrates just how seriously we’re taking this situation, and our ongoing commitment to find those responsible and bring them to justice. The teenager who was arrested on suspicion of criminal damage has since been released on bail pending further enquiries.offering £1,500 to anyone who provides vital information to police about the caseNew shoots are expected to grow from the tree in future but it will never be the same again, experts have said.in what police believe was a ‘malicious act of vandalism’.
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