Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers will appear in court next month charged with causing criminal damage to the 200-year-old tree and Hadrian’s Wall.
Two men have been charged with causing criminal damage following the felling of the famous Sycamore Gap tree in Northumberland.
Daniel Graham, 38, and Adam Carruthers, 31, will appear in court next month, the Crown Prosecution Service said. The much-photographed tree, which stood next to Hadrian’s Wall for 200 years, was chopped down in September last year, causing a national outrage.Gary Fothergill, specialist prosecutor for CPS North East’s Complex Casework Unit, said: “The Crown Prosecution Service has authorised Northumbria Police to charge Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers with causing criminal damage after the Sycamore Gap tree was cut down last September.
“They have also been charged with causing criminal damage to Hadrian’s Wall and will appear at South East Northumberland Magistrates’ Court on May 15 2024.”Readers’ comments: You are personally liable for the content of any comments you upload to this website, so please act responsibly. We do not pre-moderate or monitor readers’ comments appearing on our websites, but we do post-moderate in response to complaints we receive or otherwise when a potential problem comes to our attention.
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