Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers will face Newcastle Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday.
Two men will appear in court charged with causing criminal damage after the felling of the famous Sycamore Gap tree.
Daniel Graham, 38, of Milbeck Stables, Carlisle, and Adam Carruthers, 31, also from the Carlisle area of Cumbria, will face Newcastle Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday afternoon.The much-photographed tree, which stood next to Hadrian’s Wall in Northumberland for 200 years, was chopped down in September last year, causing national outrage.Credit: Tom White/PA
The pair are charged with criminal damage to property of a value over £5,000, namely “without lawful excuse, damaged a sycamore tree to the value of £622,191 belonging to the National Trust”. They face a second charge of criminal damage to property valued under £5,000, namely Hadrian’s Wall, with the damage assessed to the Unesco World Heritage Site as being £1,144.Northumbria Police made a number of arrests following the felling.The National Trust, which owns the land on which the tree stood, hopes the sycamore will live on after scientists found that salvaged seeds and cuttings are showing signs of being viable for new growth.
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