Sycamore Gap Latest: ‘Moronic’ wandals are sentenced after cutting the tree

Sycamore Gap Latest: 'Moronic' wandals are sentenced after cutting the tree
Video of ‘Cicamore Gap Tree being cut off in trial’

Two men who fell on the tree clever Prosecutors are called “moral missions”, sentenced on Tuesday.

Former friend Daniel Graham, 39, and 32 -year -old Adam Karutors were convicted of criminal damage Very liked treeWhich stood for more than 100 years in a fold in the landscape.

He was Even guilty Criminal damage to Hadrian wall, when it happened System fell On the ancient monument.

Mrs. Justice Lambert detained the pair in May after her trial in Newcastle Crown Court.

Richard Wright KC, Prosecution, Gamblers told the pair Were engaged In a “moral mission” to cut the landmark, traveling for more than 40 minutes from his homes in Cumbria, then took his devices to Black Murland during a storm in September 2023.

Was a symbol of the tree NortherlandThere was a site of countless family trips and was painted in Kevin Costner and Morgan Freeman, Robin Hood: Prince of thieves.

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Its destruction was filmed on one Mobile phoneIt took less than three minutes.

What do you expect today

The sentence will be heard in the Newcastle Crown Court, both defendants Daniel Graham and Adam Karuthers expected the dock.

At 11 am, we hope that the prosecution reminded Judge Smt. Justice Lambert of evidence.

Then we will hear from the legal representatives of both Graham and Karutors.

Then the judge will read his sentence for the pair.

Both were found guilty in two cases of criminal damage-for a multi-photograph tree and a headrian wall, which was damaged when the sycamore fell on it.

The maximum punishment for criminal damage is 10 years and growing factors include whether this was done to evidence of a heritage or widespread impact on the cultural property and community.

Alex ross15 July 2025 09:59

Video of sycamore gap is being chopped

Many people will recall after the trial, an important point was a video presented by the prosecution of the video discovered in Daniel Graham’s mobile phone.

When extended, the prosecution suggested that it showed the flying of the sycamore gap tree.

Here is our coverage from the unveiling of the video at that time:

Alex ross15 July 2025 09:55

Daniel Graham and Adam Karutors found guilty

Daniel Graham, 39, and 32-year-old Adam Karutors, each was found guilty in two cases of criminal damage-for a multi-photograph tree and a headrian wall, which was damaged when the sycamore fell on it.

There was no response in the dock as the jury returned after just five hours to convict them.

People were destroyed when the tree fell unintentionally in September 2023 (Owen Humphs/PA)
People were destroyed when the tree fell unintentionally in September 2023 (Owen Humphs/PA) ,Packet,

Alex ross15 July 2025 09:36

The motive behind the pair’s mission is still not known

During the trial in Newcastle Crown Court, both men denied any participation in the chopping of the Seomore Gap Tree.

This means that the public still does not know why they did this.

Graham accused the Karutors of taking his car and phone to a seamor gap without his knowledge, saying that he had now turned on his former friend as his business was being affected by the works of the Karutars.

Graham claimed during his evidence that Karutors had an attraction with sycamore, stated that he had described it as “the most famous tree in the world” and talked about the desire to cut it, even keeping a piece of string in his workshop, which he used to measure the periphery.

The Karutars denied this and told the court that he could not understand the story’s displeasure, saying that it was just a tree.

Daniel Graham (left) and Adam Karutors will be sentenced to cut the tree on Tuesday in the Comore Gap (Northumbria Police/PA)
Daniel Graham (left) and Adam Karutors will be sentenced to cut the tree on Tuesday in the Comore Gap (Northumbria Police/PA) ,PA media,

Alex ross15 July 2025 09:31

Daniel Graham and Adam Karutors: X-friendly faces long jail terms

Daniel Graham and Adam Karutors brought to Northperland Landmark in Cumbria from their homes through a storm for 40 minutes in the middle of the night, where one of them cut the sycamore and the other shot it.

Accurately those who used Chensaw and who have never proved a video of the shocking crime, but the prosecutors in the Newcastle Crown Court insisted on taking two people together, took the equipment to the scene and to encourage one and help the other.

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The maximum punishment for criminal damage is 10 years and growing factors include whether this was done to evidence of a heritage or widespread impact on the cultural property and community.

Smt. Justice Lambert sent both the defendants until the sentence was pronounced on 15 July, and said they could face “a long period in custody”.

Alex ross15 July 2025 09:29

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