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Watch: Footage ‘shows Sycamore Gap tree being chopped down’ jury told

A video prosecutors say shows the chopping down of the Sycamore Gap tree was played to a jury on Wednesday, 30 April.

The Independent UK

Jury shown video of ‘Sycamore Gap tree being felled’

Footage shown in Newcastle trial of two men accused of chopping down tree on Hadrian’s Wall in September 2023

The Guardian - UK

Video of the moment ‘totemic’ Sycamore Gap tree was cut down played in court

Groundworker Daniel Graham and mechanic Adam Carruthers each deny two counts of criminal damage to the tree and Hadrian’s Wall.

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Video captures Sycamore Gap tree being cut down in less than three minutes

The mobile phone footage was played in Newcastle Crown Court as the trial of the two men accused of cutting down the tree continued.

The Independent UK

Sycamore Gap trial: Video of alleged moment tree cut down shown to jurors

The mobile phone footage was played in Newcastle Crown Court at the trial of the two men accused of felling the world-famous tree

Evening Standard

Sycamore Gap trial shown video footage of ‘tree being chopped down’

Prosecutors say the video was filmed on the mobile phone of Daniel Graham, who is accused alongside Adam Carruthers of felling the Sycamore Gap tree

The Independent UK

Sycamore Gap was totemic, trial of two men accused of chopping down tree is told

Groundworker Daniel Graham and mechanic Adam Carruthers each deny two counts of criminal damage to the tree and Hadrian’s Wall.

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Sycamore Gap: Bodycam footage from first officer on scene of felled 150-year-old tree

Police body worn video shows the moment officers saw the fallen Sycamore Gap tree for the first time in 2023.

The Independent UK

Sycamore Gap trial live: ‘Jeffrey, it’s gone viral’, defendant remarked after tree chopped down, court told

Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers have appeared for the second day of the trial at Newcastle Crown Court accused of felling the Sycamore Gap tree

The Independent UK

Sycamore Gap tree felling was a 'deliberate and mindless' act, UK prosecutor says

The tree, revered for its symmetrical perch between two hills along ancient Hadrian’s Wall, was cut down in the early hours of 28 September 2023, damaging the stone wall as it crashed to the ground.

Euronews

Sycamore Gap timeline: How felling of iconic tree allegedly unfolded as trial continues

The landmark tree was cut down seemingly overnight in September 2023

The Independent UK

Sycamore Gap timeline: How damage to landmark tree allegedly unfolded

Daniel Graham, 39, and Adam Carruthers, 32, are each charged with two counts of criminal damage.

Evening Standard

Friends filmed themselves chopping down Sycamore Gap tree before ‘revelling’ in their infamy, jury told

Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers kept a wedge of the felled tree as a ‘trophy’, the jury is told

The Independent UK

Sycamore Gap accused ‘revelled in news reports of what they had done’ to tree

Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers are accused of driving from Carlisle to the Northumberland beauty spot in the dead of night to chop down the tree.

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Two men filmed felling of Sycamore Gap tree during ‘mindless’ act, court hears

Jury shown phone footage with sound of chainsaw and toppling tree, in trial of pair who deny criminal damage

The Independent UK

UK trial told Sycamore Gap tree felling was a 'deliberate and mindless' act

A court has been told that the famous Sycamore Gap tree was cut down in an “act of deliberate and mindless criminal damage.”

Evening Standard

Sycamore Gap trial: Two men went on ‘moronic mission’ to fell tree in act of 'mindless vandalism’, jury told

Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers used a chainsaw to chop down the Northumberland landmark and filmed their actions, court heard

The Independent UK

Two men went on ‘moronic mission’ to fell Sycamore Gap tree, jury told

Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers used a chainsaw to chop down the Northumberland landmark and filmed their ‘mindless vandalism’, a court heard.

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The Independent UK

Sycamore Gap trial live: Friends accused of felling iconic tree blame each other, court told

Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers are on trial at Newcastle Crown Court accused of felling the Sycamore Gap tree

Euronews

Sycamore Gap: Two men charged with felling beloved tree go on trial in northern England

The tree was far from Britain’s biggest or oldest, but when it was mysteriously felled in 2023, it caused disbelief and heartbreak for many across the country.

The Independent UK

2 men charged with cutting down the beloved Sycamore Gap tree are going on trial in northern England

There is a hole in the heart of the rolling hills of northern England

The Independent UK

A year after being cut down, the search for answers continues over Sycamore Gap as pair face trial

As attention turns to two men facing trial for felling the much-loved Sycamore Gap tree, locals continue to grieve the loss and demand answers

Evening Standard

Toby Carvery owner apologises after ancient oak tree felling in north London

The cutting down of the tree has been compared to that of the landmark Sycamore Gap tree

The Independent UK

Toby Carvery owners admit felling beloved 500-year-old oak tree in London after local outrage

The tree, estimated to be up to 500 years old, has been described as a ‘national treasure’

Evening Standard

Trial date set for Sycamore Gap tree accused

David Graham and Adam Carruthers will go before a jury in April accused of felling the famous tree.

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