Masked Defendants In Court for Allegedly Felling Famous 150-Year-Old Sycamore Gap Tree
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- Опубліковано 15 тра 2024
- Two men accused of cutting down the majestic Sycamore Gap tree concealed their faces from cameras as they arrived at court Wednesday but inside the courtroom they couldn't hide from the cost of the damage they allegedly caused.
A prosecutor said the value of the roughly 150-year-old beloved tree that was toppled onto Hadrian’s Wall in northern England last year exceeded 620,000 pounds ($785,000).
Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers were each charged with two counts of criminal damage. One count is for allegedly cutting down the tree and the second is for damage to the adjacent wall built by Emperor Hadrian in A.D. 122 to protect the northwest frontier of the Roman Empire.
The sycamore’s regal canopy framed between two hills made it a popular subject for landscape photographers. It became a destination on the path along the wall after being featured in Kevin Costner’s 1991 film “Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves.”
The nighttime felling on Sept. 28 caused widespread outrage as police tried to find the culprits behind what they called a deliberate act of vandalism.
Graham, 38, pleaded not guilty. Carruthers, 31, did not enter a plea.
The two wore suits and black masks when they arrived and left court. Graham wore a balaclava and aviator sunglasses and Carruthers had a black stocking pulled over his head.
Inside court, though, they had to remove their head coverings as Brown gave a detailed accounting - down to the pound - of the alleged damage they caused and how it was calculated.
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A 38 and a 31 year old. If this were an act of teen pranksters it would be bad enough, but wow, grown men doing something like this. Kind of depressing really. I hope these two clowns never live it down.
Nothing incriminating-looking about two guys with bank-robber masks at hand....
Humans really can’t just leave zhit alone, can we. 🤦🏿♂️
Put them in jail for awhile. They literally stole by destruction, a ‘Hugely Important’ piece of history and value from the Country & People. Disgusting & Disgraceful.
SHAME ON YOU!!!
Very obviously they're guilty not wanted to show their faces absolute and total coward hope they get at least 3 to 5 years of jail
need to bring back the stocks
The most English thing I have ever heard of.
Take off those masks!
Sadly they are cow*rds ,that's why they did what they did under the cover of darkness.
I agreed. They should not be allowed to hide behind Masks! Disgraceful. They should get jail time but in today’s world probably nothing will happen except a small fine & probation. Clearly, they aren’t afraid as they know they can safely hide. That’s another travesty. Those who know these two morons should speak out so everyone knows them. Sorry but this bothers me so much. People just destroy things at Will. Nothing is valued anymore and it’s disgusting. It’s happening all over the U.K. and the U.S.
Couple of stnuc
I love how everybody gets upset about one single tree while we cut down rain forests and nobody cares, stupid world we live in
Adam Carruthers
Daniel Graham and their 2 underage boyfriends