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Two men convicted of cutting down Sycamore Gap tree
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Two men, Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers, have been found guilty of criminal damage for cutting down a historic Sycamore tree in Northumberland, England. The tree, known as the Sycamore Gap, was a popular tourist spot and had been a part of the landscape for decades.
In just under three minutes, Graham and Carruthers ended its historic legacy in a deliberate and mindless act of destruction.
As news of their crime spread the following day, the pair exchanged messages, revelling in the public outcry they had caused.
They woke up the morning after and soon realized — as the news media rolled in, as the outrage of the public became clear — it must have dawned on them that they couldn't see anyone else smiling.
Far from being the big men they thought they were, everyone else thought that they were rather pathetic.
This was perhaps a trophy taken from the scene to remind them of their actions, actions that they appear to have been revelling in.
The needless felling of the Sycamore Gap tree shocked people around the country and overseas, demonstrating the powerful connection between people and our natural heritage.
Sycamore Gap Tree Destruction
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perspectives
countries
organizations
- 1.Newcastle Crown Court
- 2.Crown Prosecution Service
- 3.National Trust
- 4.UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
- 5.CPS North East
- 6.Northumbria Police
- 7.WhatsApp
persons
- 1.Adam Carruthers
- 2.Daniel Graham
- 3.Gale Gilchrist
- 4.Kevin Costner
- 5.Richard Wright
- 6.Khawaja Muhammad Asif
- 7.Bill Chappell
- 8.Christina Lambert
- 9.Lauren Frayer
- 10.Oli Scarff
- 11.Yusuf Azhar