Sycamore Gap Investigation Explained As I Attend Crown Court Hearing!

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  • Опубліковано 7 лис 2024
  • This video explains the police investigation into the Sycamore Gap tree being felled on the 28th September 2023 and the two suspects now awaiting trial. They are called Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers, from Cumbria.
    Hadrians Wall was built around 1,900 years ago and it marks the Northern Frontier of the Roman Empire. It is of huge cultural and historical significance.
    This tree sits on this UNESCO World Heritage Site, right next to Hadrians Wall and for this reason is afforded the highest protections, due to its historical interest and cultural attraction. The land belongs to the National Trust.
    Other UNESCO sites include the Taj Mahal, Tower of London and many more.
    Sycamore Gap is an area of global significance and interest, it drives tourism, boosts the local economy but is also a place where people lay ashes of their loved ones, make marriage proposals and find spiritual comfort. Thousands of people walk the length of the wall every year and come from all over the world.
    Sycamore Gap (obviously named after the tree), is the centre of interest and fascination over the whole wall length and people travel from all over the world to see it. It is the 'Mecca' of the Hadrians Wall walk.
    Claiming this is 'just a tree’, is a bit like someone stealing one of the Stonehenge stones and saying this is just about a quarry stone.
    The information in this case has been derived from their appearance at Newcastle Magistrates Court on 15th May 2024, after several months of being on bail, pending the police investigation. Whilst at this hearing, the Prosecutor Rebecca Brown laid out the complexity of the case, including where expert evidence forms part of the prosecution case. This is elaborated on in the video.
    This video is filmed in two locations; Newcastle Crown Court for their appearance on 12th June 2024 and at Sycamore Gap, the day before.
    Both suspects have pleaded not guilty to the charges of criminal damage but could face up to 10 years in prison if convicted, due to the significant aggravating factors of the case and the fact they are forcing this case to trial.
    If convicted, they will almost undoubtedly face a lengthy custodial sentence.

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  • @del_boy_trotter
    @del_boy_trotter 4 місяці тому +262

    I simply cannot believe, what I've just heard as a full, factual report, into the (for want of a better expression) amount of detail garnered, presented and itemised to an absolutely stunning degree of accuracy!
    I'm going to assume you are what could be described as a 'Citizen-Journalist' but, your in-depth knowledge, (much of what I am already aware of) leaves me stunned to say the least!
    Your presentation skills are absolutely top-class in every measure possible, and frankly, you have knocked every other Journalist I've ever encountered, into some little pigeon-hole entitled "Must try harder!"
    You have set the bar as high as it's possible to obtain. You should deservedly take all and every 'Plaudit' that could possibly apply, within the confines of 'Reporting'! Thanks are not just in order, but deserved without limit!

    • @TynesideLife
      @TynesideLife  4 місяці тому +25

      Thank you so much 🙏👊🏻

    • @NewWorldHoarder
      @NewWorldHoarder 4 місяці тому +2

      The mainstream media don’t have any reporters let alone journalists anymore. They have presenters, who read out ‘stories’ given to them by the news agencies. These people have no investigative skills nor inquisitive thoughts.
      As you say, this gent is the epitome of what real journalists do.

    • @geegstar
      @geegstar 4 місяці тому +7

      @del_boy_trotter WELL SAID! I agree!

    • @northernlights6459
      @northernlights6459 4 місяці тому +3

      💯

    • @mbardfast6658
      @mbardfast6658 4 місяці тому +3

      Oi! If you like him you better put a ring on it.

  • @discostoo
    @discostoo 4 місяці тому +504

    Thanks for not letting this be forgotten. I hope they jail the bastards for a long time.

    • @rockatansky1305
      @rockatansky1305 4 місяці тому +23

      Spot on !!!!

    • @mssdn8976
      @mssdn8976 4 місяці тому +34

      And show their faces to the public

    • @thomasshepard6030
      @thomasshepard6030 4 місяці тому

      For cutting a tree down are you nuts a drug dealer in Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 only got six years for £1 million pounds of cocain and a loaded hand gun

    • @dinsdalepiranah1189
      @dinsdalepiranah1189 4 місяці тому +9

      Long enough for a new tree to grow to maturity

    • @paul66990
      @paul66990 4 місяці тому +3

      RIP Sarah Everard.

  • @johnrowland6144
    @johnrowland6144 4 місяці тому +1140

    put him in jail until it grows back

  • @lulabellegnostic8402
    @lulabellegnostic8402 4 місяці тому +306

    Why are they hiding their faces? Surely they are proud of what they did? It was a planned act of criminal damage, not a spontaneous act.

    • @issigonis975
      @issigonis975 4 місяці тому +34

      My thought as well they wanted to make a dramatic statement for whatever twisted reason but hide away. Maybe it is all great until you get caught and then it is time to be play the victim.

    • @Ian-mj4pt
      @Ian-mj4pt 4 місяці тому

      Spineless cowards

    • @damionkeeling3103
      @damionkeeling3103 4 місяці тому +1

      @@issigonis975 They thought they'd be called heroes for doing something so daring, reality has hit home and the amount of outrage from around the world is drowning out the handful of knob ends they know slapping them on the back for this.

    • @VMM34
      @VMM34 4 місяці тому +14

      They've not been found guilty yet

    • @elgun6125
      @elgun6125 4 місяці тому +12

      Because the good people of the North East were absolutely incensed when the tree was cut down, and if the judge gives a suspended sentence or similar, I tend to think they may be marked men.

  • @Onlythetruth-u6s
    @Onlythetruth-u6s 4 місяці тому +318

    Whoever is guilty of this spiteful and mindless crime, I’ll always wonder WHY? 🤷‍♂️

    • @aidiess
      @aidiess 4 місяці тому

      Probably the same excuse that mountain climbers use ?? - " Because it was there " !!! They are just mindless morons ! Paraphrasing an old 60's song by Joe Brown - " It took a hundred years of sunshine before that old tree grew, but it only took a minute baby - etc etc " ??? I pray that the judge, if we can find one who is doing his job properly, will impose the maximum allowable sentence, and take these useless pieces of humanity out of circulation for as long as possible. It would be nice if they were allocated commubnity projects digging holes and planting trees !

    • @bernadettec6386
      @bernadettec6386 4 місяці тому

      Usual entitled nutters.

    • @josephkerrigan733
      @josephkerrigan733 4 місяці тому +34

      They just didn't care. It's always that when it comes to destruction of property a complete apathy to the feelings of others leading to vile acts.

    • @victorsauvage1890
      @victorsauvage1890 4 місяці тому +1

      What does the cutting-down of this tree have to do with politics?
      The modern 'left' political movement is a far right wing political movement.
      (What does 'right' wing mean? Is 'left' wing merely a movement aimed at resisting 'well-defined' forms of social injustice? -- (such as the environmental protection movement, the women's movement, the 'peace' movement, the anti-nuclear weapons movement? What sort of social injustice is more important than these? What form of experience is of most profound importance to the mass of the population in Western society?

    • @Jimmy_Cream
      @Jimmy_Cream 4 місяці тому

      ​@@victorsauvage1890what are you wittering on about ye pleb

  • @TheCNCDen
    @TheCNCDen 4 місяці тому +408

    Probably the best coverage of the entire situation so far. Well done for explaning it and even better for showing up how poor the main stream media is these days.

    • @ftollan
      @ftollan 4 місяці тому +14

      agreed...

    • @jimdigriz2923
      @jimdigriz2923 4 місяці тому +19

      Couldn't agree more. This was vastly more informative with out all the bells and (dog) whistles

    • @bettycastro835
      @bettycastro835 4 місяці тому +19

      Brilliant coverage 👏👏👏

    • @Dean-1970
      @Dean-1970 4 місяці тому +13

      Mainstream media have said nowt 🎉

    • @Daisyworld743
      @Daisyworld743 4 місяці тому +12

      A masterclass in concise attention grabbing reporting. Tyneside Life puts the national media to shame.

  • @mischka54
    @mischka54 4 місяці тому +544

    What cowards!!! Having to cover their cowardly faces. All face coverings should be illegal and it should be policed properly. Let’s hope the judicial system does its job properly and gives the maximum!

    • @BoadiceanRevenge
      @BoadiceanRevenge 4 місяці тому

      Don't worry. We know their names now. Cretins!

    • @aidiess
      @aidiess 4 місяці тому +11

      my God ! I admire your optimism ???

    • @vivienwade4378
      @vivienwade4378 4 місяці тому

      Why are these idiots allowed to cover their faces ?

    • @occamraiser
      @occamraiser 4 місяці тому +26

      Absolutely. Wearing masks to hide your face should be sufficient grounds for 'suspicion' and we should re-introduce the 'suss' laws for that situation.

    • @antifugazi
      @antifugazi 4 місяці тому +15

      ​@@occamraiserWtf are YOU on about?

  • @mikesmith-fw9nc
    @mikesmith-fw9nc 4 місяці тому +194

    Of course their face is covered. They are all tough and gansta when with their mates. But out in public, where someone may challenge them, they have to hide

    • @elephantwanderer6576
      @elephantwanderer6576 4 місяці тому

      That's because they are cowards and I'll bet they are on benefits!!!😭😭😭💯💯🤡🤡😭😭

    • @liamhgd581
      @liamhgd581 4 місяці тому +3

      When there is people with this attitude out there. Are U really surprised they want to hide there identity ?
      Before anyone says it no I'm not in defence of them even slightly. I'm just using common sense and putting myself in there situation instead of jumping the gun on the matter

    • @alisonlee3314
      @alisonlee3314 4 місяці тому

      ​@@liamhgd581'their'

  • @jacquelinekirk5601
    @jacquelinekirk5601 4 місяці тому +120

    I have seen people comment ”It’s only a tree.” No it isn’t. It was a national symbol that took three hundred years to grow and it cannot be restored to what it was for several generations. It is the MALICE behind the senseless act that matters. I live in the area, and I don’t want someone who is capable of such determined anger/spite and maliciousness, just because they were feeling aggrieved about something, in my community. Lock them up; preferably for a long time.

    • @rationalgazer
      @rationalgazer 4 місяці тому

      "It's only your face"

    • @sargonixofur1234
      @sargonixofur1234 4 місяці тому

      They weren’t even from the local area, they came over 20+ miles from Cumbria into Northumbria. Such a hateful thing to do.

    • @7kingkev
      @7kingkev 4 місяці тому +4

      The same type of lowlife people that say it’s only a dog after theyve abused it !

    • @lgchannel-h2l
      @lgchannel-h2l 4 місяці тому +3

      It is just a tree though. I'm from Northumberland and nobody I know cares and a lot of us think it's quite funny the fuss being made over a stupid tree

    • @rogerperry3913
      @rogerperry3913 4 місяці тому +3

      Some people are just nasty

  • @nickcooke5749
    @nickcooke5749 4 місяці тому +277

    I think the one thing we all want to know is 'why?'. Why on Earth anybody would do something so spiteful. I hope it comes out in court because at the very least I think we are entitled to that.

    • @margaretwyatt6689
      @margaretwyatt6689 4 місяці тому +1

      Ditto

    • @EnyawYorlig
      @EnyawYorlig 4 місяці тому +9

      For tiktok clout.

    • @chrissmith6954
      @chrissmith6954 4 місяці тому +17

      Evil is hard to comprehnd for decent people.

    • @robertwillis4061
      @robertwillis4061 4 місяці тому +3

      ​@@EnyawYorligwe could do a yard arm tictoc of him

    • @Dilbert-o5k
      @Dilbert-o5k 4 місяці тому

      Probably a lefty socialist type. No point wondering why they do things as they don't know themselves.

  • @jameshoopes6467
    @jameshoopes6467 4 місяці тому +122

    Just before Covid, I was fortunate enough to visit the UK. Thank goodness, as part of my trip, I visited the location and the tree. It was majestic. I hope whoever did this faces the maximum penalty, even without prior convictions. This was just such a terrible and utterly senseless crime.

  • @carmenh1863
    @carmenh1863 4 місяці тому +109

    I was fuming about this case. I really hope whoever did it gets the maximum sentence - nasty idiots.

  • @robertguildford
    @robertguildford 4 місяці тому +221

    10yrs 50% remission, no punishment for a crime against our country and heritage. What deterrent is that to other mysbritannicists who do damage to our heritage sites

    • @neilg3364
      @neilg3364 4 місяці тому +12

      Sentencing in this country is a joke. Unfortunately it stems from the very top. Prisons are at 99% capacity. (Lots were closed & sold) The home office will be putting political pressure on the judge/criminal justice system to only jail those where it is completely necessary. Luckily in this case it has the public interest for that (as noone was physically hurt) I just hope they get the full 10 year sentence, but like you say, out in 5 (if they haven't already spent time on remand)

    • @DougBrown-h1n
      @DougBrown-h1n 4 місяці тому +16

      I'd say 5 years in slammer is a pretty big deterrent, to be honest.

    • @DougBrown-h1n
      @DougBrown-h1n 4 місяці тому +6

      I'd say 5 years in slammer is a pretty big deterrent to be honest.

    • @neilg3364
      @neilg3364 4 місяці тому +5

      @@DougBrown-h1n no way will they be sentenced to 10 years (to actually serve 5) but I guess we'll see come 2025 post trial if convicted.

    • @brianforgie7050
      @brianforgie7050 4 місяці тому +7

      Please someone tell me why you think it's alright to jail someone for cutting a tree down ten years a rapist wouldn't be looking at ten years £622,191 will they buy my trees I've valued the tree at max £1,000 bit of a different people are struggling to buy food but they a wasting all this money on a crime where no one has been injured ten years I can't get my head round this so many people in the comments want to give them more please someone tell me what I can't see I think they are trying to hide real news

  • @WilliamThreshie
    @WilliamThreshie 4 місяці тому +241

    Brilliant informative, personal and precise journalism from someone closest to this despicable crime. Thank you, sir.

    • @TynesideLife
      @TynesideLife  4 місяці тому +12

      🙏

    • @Elleking1812
      @Elleking1812 4 місяці тому +10

      I couldn't have said it better myself. Great comment on a great video. 👏👏👍

    • @stanleyshannon4408
      @stanleyshannon4408 4 місяці тому +2

      So, no one knows yet who cut it down or why?

    • @TynesideLife
      @TynesideLife  4 місяці тому +6

      @@stanleyshannon4408 two suspects have been charged have appeared at court. This video explains the evidence
      The ‘why’ will emerge at trial 👍🏻

    • @stanleyshannon4408
      @stanleyshannon4408 4 місяці тому +5

      @@TynesideLife yeah, sorry, I posted that comment before watching your entire video.

  • @tynestreet4011
    @tynestreet4011 4 місяці тому +164

    I was completely outraged, shocked and saddened by this crime

    • @weAreNotAloneHere
      @weAreNotAloneHere 4 місяці тому

      Wait until you hear the governments covering the sun, probably a 1,0000 times worse than this

  • @beverlybradley5485
    @beverlybradley5485 4 місяці тому +62

    As a Cumbrian born and bred, I am at a loss why two young men from my community would do such an appalling despicable thing, sadly there are people in the world who are ignorant, despicable and hateful.

    • @BadlydrawnBen
      @BadlydrawnBen 4 місяці тому +1

      Fellow Cumbrian here , have you been to Botchergate?

  • @elgun6125
    @elgun6125 4 місяці тому +139

    I was devastated at the loss of the world renowned Sycamore Gap tree. I have visited it on numerous occasions and cannot believe anyone would chop it down for any reason. This damaging of our heritage on an almost daily basis has to be stopped. It seems anyone wanting to protest anything, now feels the need to damage our significant historical artefacts. The just stop oil protesters have been allowed to flout the law and damage items at will, to make an unconnected point. Where will this all end. An example needs to be made.

  • @janeoxley4829
    @janeoxley4829 4 місяці тому +205

    Am still absolutely furious with this stupid stupid stupid outrageous crime of felling down this beautiful important Sycamore tree. Those who committed of this crime should be imprisoned for a long time

    • @TheCitroenman1
      @TheCitroenman1 4 місяці тому +2

      🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @haybrain
      @haybrain 4 місяці тому +16

      If they’re found guilty 10 years sounds fair.

    • @Richard-d1u5s
      @Richard-d1u5s 4 місяці тому +5

      They cut a tree down!

    • @lindaharrison1757
      @lindaharrison1757 4 місяці тому +6

      ​@user-xw2tw5rg8o what they did was awful, but I agree justice in this country is ridiculous. A young boy in our area was killed by someone joyriding in a stolen car with his brother. They were aged about 19 ; 21 they got 4 years for dangerous driving.

    • @theelmonk
      @theelmonk 4 місяці тому

      @@Richard-d1u5s If they cut down one person's tree, that might be a small crime based on depriving that person of their property for the 300 years it would take to regrow. But they took that amenity away from thousands, if not millions of people. The punishment needs to scale in proportion. Of course, lindaharrison1757's example is worse. But although those killers committed a more serious crime, it was a side effect of their negligence rather than their intention. This has an effect too.

  • @Jettypilelegs
    @Jettypilelegs 4 місяці тому +40

    I’m honestly surprised at the suspects’ ages, it’s such a juvenile deed. I was expecting a couple of 15 year olds with their dad’s chainsaw. It makes it even more egregious and incomprehensible! Looking forward to your trial coverage.

    • @batintheattic7293
      @batintheattic7293 4 місяці тому +2

      I know - they're old enough for at least one of them to know better.

    • @Jettypilelegs
      @Jettypilelegs 4 місяці тому +1

      @@batintheattic7293 you’d think right? 🤦‍♀️

  • @cannyscott
    @cannyscott 4 місяці тому +256

    Eddy well done mate on reporting this. I was absolutely disgusted when i heard about this.

  • @fredforsythe8310
    @fredforsythe8310 4 місяці тому +70

    Be interesting to see how modern justice treats crimes against traditional English culture.

    • @leejames1792
      @leejames1792 4 місяці тому +7

      That would be all charges dismissed and compo paid to the criminal for inconvienience then.

  • @TheJohnboyhunter
    @TheJohnboyhunter 4 місяці тому +87

    As someone who has lived in Northumberland for most of my life, and much of that in and around Hexham, I was both devastated and outraged that this had happened. Thank you for covering this Eddy.

  • @billywhippet
    @billywhippet 4 місяці тому +56

    They said £600,000 damage, no way, in my book it was worth millions.

    • @DirkGently1972
      @DirkGently1972 4 місяці тому +20

      Perhaps even priceless, given the trees age and significance in the local area ☹️😢

    • @pdtech4524
      @pdtech4524 4 місяці тому +9

      I'd say it's priceless because how can you value something that has so much significance to the UK tourist economy?

    • @ruebencover5795
      @ruebencover5795 4 місяці тому +3

      The tree is never worth £600,00

    • @theelmonk
      @theelmonk 4 місяці тому +1

      @@ruebencover5795 It's worth what it costs to replace, added to the loss caused by it not being there during the time. If it were a 5 year old sapling that would be very little. But the 300 years spent growing increases the value.

    • @ruebencover5795
      @ruebencover5795 4 місяці тому +3

      @@theelmonk you say it's the replacement cost and how are you going to do that 🤔 spending £600,000 won't do it. Spending the money on WHAT

  • @LeeStewart
    @LeeStewart 4 місяці тому +165

    That tree was so famous that it broke my heart when it was sawed down by the idiots involved. Sheer cowardice how they’re hiding from the press wearing those masks.

    • @lamplight88h59
      @lamplight88h59 4 місяці тому +1

      I think they will be hiding for a very long time. Especially if found guilty.

    • @dianapeek6936
      @dianapeek6936 4 місяці тому +4

      Hiding faces should never be allowed . The bigger the mask, the bigger the coward.

  • @jordanreeves9763
    @jordanreeves9763 4 місяці тому +81

    As a 34 year old Geordie...nothing has ever made me lose faith in my people more than this...literally shed some tears. Considering the pride of the region and how Iconic...just the saddest thing

    • @MrPlasma01
      @MrPlasma01 4 місяці тому +6

      defitintly a mental case crying over a fin tree.

    • @beverlybradley5485
      @beverlybradley5485 4 місяці тому +14

      @@MrPlasma01If you don’t get it you never will, a beautiful thing destroyed by ignorance and stupidity, that has stood there for decades and part of history, only an idiot would think it was acceptable behaviour.

    • @Richard-d1u5s
      @Richard-d1u5s 4 місяці тому +3

      The Yorkshire Ripper made me loose faith in humans a little bit more serious

    • @britbyname3620
      @britbyname3620 4 місяці тому +5

      @@Richard-d1u5s why would one thing cancel out the other ?? IT DOESNT !

    • @geegstar
      @geegstar 4 місяці тому +2

      @jordanreeves9763
      I felt the same way when this happened as I did when that cretin went after the statue of David with a hammer! People who have nothing to offer the world tend to want to destroy anything of beauty!

  • @THEPete_
    @THEPete_ 4 місяці тому +240

    Have no faith in sentencing, I'm sure it will be a pitiful amount

    • @BibTheBoulderTheOriginalOne
      @BibTheBoulderTheOriginalOne 4 місяці тому +28

      You are right to have no faith. The Islamic extremist who was recently tackled to the floor by police having attacked a number of people with a huge knife has just been sentenced.....Given a *suspended* sentence.

    • @deepindercheema4917
      @deepindercheema4917 4 місяці тому +2

      @@BibTheBoulderTheOriginalOne what is the name of the large knife owner?

    • @BibTheBoulderTheOriginalOne
      @BibTheBoulderTheOriginalOne 4 місяці тому +14

      @@deepindercheema4917 I don't know. It could be 'John Smith' for all I care. When someone is shouting "Allahu Akbar" I feel it is reasonable to assume they are a follower of Islam.

    • @deepindercheema4917
      @deepindercheema4917 4 місяці тому +7

      @@BibTheBoulderTheOriginalOne was he or she really shouting Allahu Akbar or are you just making this all up?

    • @CrawfordGriffiths
      @CrawfordGriffiths 4 місяці тому

      Your right if you print stickers you get 2 years prison.
      If you try to kill Jews and have video evidence and witnesses against you ,but your one of the new special ones you get let off with a slap on the wrist.
      Makes no sence.

  • @Invictus357
    @Invictus357 4 місяці тому +25

    Such an iconic and beautiful tree, seen by millions of people around the world, and visited by thousands (including myself on the holiday of a lifetime from Australia in 2012), a tree that has weathered time and tide, was taken in such an evil and wanton act of destruction, these mongrels take something beautiful and that has been there since before Captain Cook landed on Australian shores, is beyond redemption, and so reprehensible, that they should never be given any peace until they leave this mortal coil!
    Thank you for this video, I was wondering what was going on with this case.

  • @kevinclose5339
    @kevinclose5339 4 місяці тому +96

    Brilliant informative video. Clear , precise and accurate, far better than "mainstream" reporters.

    • @TynesideLife
      @TynesideLife  4 місяці тому +7

      🙏

    • @judepicton6252
      @judepicton6252 4 місяці тому +6

      Thankyou for this ,clear detailed coverage and explanation .Why is nobody else covering this.Well done to you ,for taking time to keep us informed.

  • @clarkramsey7280
    @clarkramsey7280 4 місяці тому +65

    IF THEY DON'T GET JAILED, YOU CAN SAY GOOD BYE TO JUSTICE IN THIS COUNTRY.

    • @TynesideLife
      @TynesideLife  4 місяці тому +14

      They will I’m certain 👍🏻

    • @sonnykeith8338
      @sonnykeith8338 4 місяці тому

      I said goodbye to justice a long, long time ago. The justice system is broken just like society itself is broken.

    • @johnscrimgeour4888
      @johnscrimgeour4888 4 місяці тому +5

      Just as the Conservative Government should face jail time?

    • @GavTatu
      @GavTatu 4 місяці тому +4

      you haven't already ?

    • @nospoon4799
      @nospoon4799 4 місяці тому

      @user-wt2rs2mm9n See a while back there was an acid attack in London, the perp jumped into Thames and drowned. The police searched and found several bodies. Yet the Police are going all out DNA testing a tree and hunting the people who did this. Meanwhile people are dying and nobody gives a shit at the top. This seems like a delusion. Denial. It comes from the very top.

  • @rickgill6455
    @rickgill6455 4 місяці тому +68

    These two if found guilty should be made an example of and given the maximum term in jail, we should get to see their faces as they should never be able to escape there disgusting behaviour

    • @johngibson3837
      @johngibson3837 4 місяці тому +3

      Aye named and shamed would be better than getting 10 and out on 5

  • @sylviawiese1816
    @sylviawiese1816 4 місяці тому +17

    I'm very grateful for your meticulous description of the subsequent events .I was shocked by the spiteful cowardly low, grub tree murderer.
    My father, Tom Campbell emigrated to Australia from his home city of Newcastle Upon Tyne in 1949.He met my mother here in Sydney ,raised 6 kids he never returned to his beloved England. Oh well, he's long dead. Thank you for your dedication.
    Love from Sydney Australia 🇦🇺 x

  • @kenhardy8405
    @kenhardy8405 4 місяці тому +98

    What Pleasure did they get from destroying the Iconic Landmark, it beggars belief that someone could do that just for the hell of it.

    • @adrianchetwynd1334
      @adrianchetwynd1334 4 місяці тому +3

      There were quite a few iconic buildings in Dresden before Churchill got his way. At least in this situation nobody was murdered.

    • @phildiamond8549
      @phildiamond8549 4 місяці тому +45

      @@adrianchetwynd1334 What a ridiculous comparison.

    • @adrianchetwynd1334
      @adrianchetwynd1334 4 місяці тому +2

      @@phildiamond8549 I was devastated by the felling but in comparison to the crimes against humanity that Britain has committed in numerous countries this crime is insignificant. The gang mentality in the comments of finding the accused guilty before being tried is scary to me especially in my knowledge of numerous cases in which innocent people were falsely accused and convicted.

    • @badofcheese
      @badofcheese 4 місяці тому +22

      @@adrianchetwynd1334You’ve had a bit of a nightmare here Adrian. I’d suggest deleting your comments and chalking it up to a learning experience.

    • @adrianchetwynd1334
      @adrianchetwynd1334 4 місяці тому +1

      @@badofcheese When I’m convinced that the accused haven’t been set up to satisfy public revenge I might reconsider.

  • @richardgiles2484
    @richardgiles2484 4 місяці тому +42

    If they are guilty, they definitely need to get the maximum prison time 👹

  • @robenglishman8814
    @robenglishman8814 4 місяці тому +38

    I am in USA and a Geordie, and it was news here , Was angry at what these morons have alleged to have done, I have took many a visitor to Hadrian's Wall and enjoyed many a day there.
    I hope they do get max prison time. Thank You Eddie for keeping us up to date.

  • @twothen
    @twothen 4 місяці тому +41

    Something we never find out in many criminal acts is, 'Why did they, he or she did it?' Jail the culprits for the maximum 10 years with no parole, I am tired of there being zero accountability fir wonton acts of vandalism and destruction in this country.

    • @TynesideLife
      @TynesideLife  4 місяці тому +2

      We’ll find out at the trial 👍🏻

  • @laikatravels
    @laikatravels 4 місяці тому +48

    Hope they get the full 10 years.
    Very informative. Good work Sherlock 👍

    • @paulc5569
      @paulc5569 4 місяці тому +2

      This is the UK. they be lucky to get 3 months in prison

    • @LeSaxon90
      @LeSaxon90 4 місяці тому +6

      10 years for cutting down a tree? Lmao

    • @DaibhidhBhoAlba
      @DaibhidhBhoAlba 4 місяці тому

      ​@@LeSaxon90If you can't understand why it's a big deal commanding a stiff punishment, you'll be of a similar laughably low IQ to the cretins that cut it down.

    • @SAHBfan
      @SAHBfan 4 місяці тому

      @@LeSaxon90How about if I kill your dog? It is just a dog, right?

  • @mozzajayjc
    @mozzajayjc 4 місяці тому +17

    Fantastic reporting Eddy informative and better than mainstream journalism. Thank you😀

  • @robertwhite361
    @robertwhite361 4 місяці тому +13

    Sadly our local councils do this all the time.....legally. They are responsible for the loss of hundreds of thousands of trees every year!

  • @bigearedmouse17
    @bigearedmouse17 4 місяці тому +91

    Pleading Not Guilty and being Found Guilty in a Crown Court will almost always be a cause for a Custodial Sentence.

    • @mssdn8976
      @mssdn8976 4 місяці тому +16

      I really hope so, this is just so unbelievable, WHY?

    • @davidrobinson6353
      @davidrobinson6353 4 місяці тому +10

      2years min

    • @SAHBfan
      @SAHBfan 4 місяці тому +2

      Sadly, that isn’t true anymore. I was attacked by a violent thug who pleaded not guitly and was found guilty - he got a suspended sentence and “curfew” - he couldn’t leave his house for one month. This was during lockdown…. Seriously.

    • @mssdn8976
      @mssdn8976 4 місяці тому

      @@SAHBfan 😳 disgusting

    • @colinofay7237
      @colinofay7237 4 місяці тому +4

      ​@@SAHBfanthat's disgraceful
      Government makes me sick sometimes

  • @stumeek6825
    @stumeek6825 4 місяці тому +24

    Thanks Eddy , for your coverage of this sickening act , make’s my blood boil how they can waltz into the crown court with their masks on cowards !! . Great channel by the way respect from North Shields ⚡️

  • @lyndavarty4402
    @lyndavarty4402 4 місяці тому +212

    It's time for any face coverings to be banned in this country.

    • @suzannebrookes5950
      @suzannebrookes5950 4 місяці тому +11

      @@jpswaddle7899 Yes. The police SHOULD spend time on this crime, they should also spend time on the burglary crimes as well, it shouldn't be a "One or the other" scenario, both are equally damaging.

    • @paul66990
      @paul66990 4 місяці тому

      ​@@jpswaddle7899,🎯

    • @evltwin984
      @evltwin984 4 місяці тому +6

      And dont get me started on fake moustaches either😂

    • @BadlydrawnBen
      @BadlydrawnBen 4 місяці тому +10

      Id agree but first I want all the facial recognition cameras removed from public spaces

    • @TheDisruptiveYouTuber
      @TheDisruptiveYouTuber 4 місяці тому +6

      Why? Let's ban sunglasses too and while we're at it let's just abolish all rights to freedom of expression

  • @littleitalyblogspot
    @littleitalyblogspot 4 місяці тому +47

    Do the deed than run and hide behind a mask. Seems to be a way of life these days.

  • @mavince5305
    @mavince5305 4 місяці тому +11

    Great report, thank you and well done. Disgusting crime and those responsible should be heavily punished.

  • @tanagra2
    @tanagra2 4 місяці тому +47

    Thank you for a brilliant video. I am a grown man and I cried because of the death of this beautiful tree. I will always carry the pain.

    • @VH-gw3qi
      @VH-gw3qi 4 місяці тому +3

      It hurts .. hard to explain, …. it looked incredibly healthy, senseless act

    • @kanatsizkanatli
      @kanatsizkanatli 4 місяці тому +1

      get a grip!! why are you crying for this??

    • @TheEcoClimber
      @TheEcoClimber 4 місяці тому

      The tree did not die. Look at the stump, it’s showing potential to sprout & Coppice as almost all deciduous trees do.

  • @Woofersgalore
    @Woofersgalore 4 місяці тому +22

    Really helpful and informative update. So much more relevant information than the mainstream media. I now have an understanding how these two despicable thugs have been brought to court. It’s hard not to prejudge their involvement but given their masking of their faces and demeanour it does seem they carry guilt…….we will have to see how the evidence pans out and what a jury make of it. I am pleased the police pursued the investigation as this was…is…..a heinous crime with such consequential emotional impact upon so many people across the country and for some in other parts of the world. If found guilty, I hope the maximum sentence is given..especially as our judicial system has people serving only half the given sentences…(don’t get me started!!!!)

  • @tomrichardson2656
    @tomrichardson2656 4 місяці тому +83

    Malicious behavior by idiots. This made international news due to the senselessness.

  • @johndumarney1630
    @johndumarney1630 4 місяці тому +164

    Never mind being back the Sycamore, Bring back the Birch.

    • @Leo_Pard_A4
      @Leo_Pard_A4 4 місяці тому +20

      Never mind the Birch, bring back the gallows.

    • @mickhorsley3169
      @mickhorsley3169 4 місяці тому +1

      It was a Sycamore?

    • @marksavage1108
      @marksavage1108 4 місяці тому +11

      @@mickhorsley3169 WHOOOSH right over your head.

    • @mickhorsley3169
      @mickhorsley3169 4 місяці тому +5

      @@marksavage1108 d'oh!

    • @marksavage1108
      @marksavage1108 4 місяці тому +1

      @@mickhorsley3169 If you appear to be ignorant, expect to be treated as such.

  • @stephen_ne8406
    @stephen_ne8406 4 місяці тому +118

    legend for covering this, these people need to be sentenced

  • @sbeasley1785
    @sbeasley1785 4 місяці тому +40

    Put those responsible in prison.

  • @skampyfry
    @skampyfry 4 місяці тому +24

    Thank you so much for covering this. Words can’t describe the outrage I feel about all this.

    • @nospoon4799
      @nospoon4799 4 місяці тому

      Funny, the things people get outraged about, and the things they don't.

  • @martinmosdell432
    @martinmosdell432 4 місяці тому +21

    Bloody cowards , brave enough to destroy a icon in the middle of the night ,

  • @marianwoods4240
    @marianwoods4240 4 місяці тому +24

    Excellent video Eddie, so helpful and informative.
    The book should be thrown at these two reprobates, for the full ten years! Thanks again to you for explaining the whole story, very clearly. 👍🥰😢.

  • @brentmeister2710
    @brentmeister2710 4 місяці тому +33

    Very much appreciated. I think this crime sums up the UK in 2024. Unforgivable.

    • @Ian-mj4pt
      @Ian-mj4pt 4 місяці тому

      But but the boats and the immigrants. Says it all about some that are born here and are British but treat our heritage like shit vet these muppets will be the like who blame others where they ate the problem

  • @andymac900
    @andymac900 4 місяці тому +70

    Thank you Eddie, I cannot wait for this to end, every time I am reminded of this it upsets me, my dad proposed to my mam at the tree and I proposed to my departed wife at the tree also, it is where my daughtersans I went to remember there mam on her birthday....this was mindless, barbaric vandalism and 10yrs would not be enough, thank you for the update

  • @sidcymraeg
    @sidcymraeg 4 місяці тому +13

    Thanks for your excellent coverage of this horrible event. I still can't understand how anyone would do such a thing.

  • @denisejoyce2670
    @denisejoyce2670 4 місяці тому +27

    Well done Eddie. Great reporting . I hope whoever they are they get a long sentence... 😢

  • @rickybuhl3176
    @rickybuhl3176 4 місяці тому +17

    Funny how they do this for attention and then hide their faces when they're caught.

  • @mick1583
    @mick1583 4 місяці тому +33

    Excellent video Eddie. Hope they get the maximum sentence and have to pay back every penny for the tree and the wall.

  • @ThePixey1000
    @ThePixey1000 4 місяці тому +48

    If these men only serve 4yrs for this I will be disgusted the amount of people they have traumatised with this act deseves at leave a minimune of 10yrs each.

  •  4 місяці тому +29

    Its a pity that the stocks were done away with, this pair in them in Hexham market place with a couple of big baskets of rotten fruit on hand for the public to pelt at them.

  • @a-mh2811
    @a-mh2811 4 місяці тому +1

    Give them 10, thanks very much for the superb report

  • @peterthorpe9710
    @peterthorpe9710 4 місяці тому +12

    Excellent reporting Eddy. Thanks for highlighting this. I was at the gap last week after walking along part of the route followed by Hadrians Wall. Everyone i spoke to commented about what had happened evidencing that the crime was far more than just cutting down a tree.

    • @323v6
      @323v6 4 місяці тому +1

      So sad its a gap, cos everyone knew the tree, I can't believe it won't be there next time I drive past

  • @shaunstoker2993
    @shaunstoker2993 4 місяці тому +8

    Great job covering this .. I think if it’s possible to administer a ten year prison sentence for this , they should impose it . This would discourage similar acts of mindless sacrilege as well justify the pain and dismay this has caused to a unique and special landmark .. I can never watch Robin Hood prince of thrives in the same way again !! ☹️

  •  4 місяці тому +33

    Lock Them Up!!

  • @geoffburlinson8909
    @geoffburlinson8909 4 місяці тому +9

    Great report Eddie. Excellent information. Thanks very much. 👍👍👍

  • @allangregson5531
    @allangregson5531 4 місяці тому +37

    I was in Florida when this happened and some Americans were talking about it as i was queuing for a ride at Disney which just shows the impact cutting the tree down had

  • @JoseFowler-h5j
    @JoseFowler-h5j 4 місяці тому +4

    Well done sir on your very intense description of this crime. Like most folk I was devastated to learn that someone would maliciously cut down this historic three hundred year old tree for no reason whatsoever. I hope the courts will “throw the book” at them! They deserve no sympathy at all.

  • @FootballMadAdventures
    @FootballMadAdventures 4 місяці тому +39

    Will always miss sycamore gap tree

  • @williamclay5615
    @williamclay5615 4 місяці тому +34

    the biased politically controlled " main stream media " dont seem interested in this important story ..thanks for your coverage

  • @davewilkinson7441
    @davewilkinson7441 4 місяці тому +17

    What a great report Eddy.

  • @jonah17100
    @jonah17100 4 місяці тому +39

    What a pathetic thing for them to do.. disgusting 😠

  • @GarethSewell1982
    @GarethSewell1982 4 місяці тому +17

    Just reading my local news and it’s two guys from my neck of the woods- Cumbria. So they’ve travelled c25 mile to do this too!

    • @paulastevenson387
      @paulastevenson387 4 місяці тому +2

      Further than 25. Graham lives a couple of miles from me. It's closer to 50 miles away. Wigton's even further. Can't understand it all. Madness.

    • @GarethSewell1982
      @GarethSewell1982 4 місяці тому

      @@paulastevenson387 Sycamore Gap is 25 mile from Carlisle, Newcastle is only around 55 mile mate. Aye not sure why they have done it like… 👍

  • @carlboon-nh1ey
    @carlboon-nh1ey 4 місяці тому +13

    0:16 Really criminal what happened. Only saw the tree once in 1977. What an impressive sight it was. 🇨🇦

  • @rogerjohnstone8959
    @rogerjohnstone8959 4 місяці тому +23

    Eddy,
    Another excellent presentation. Thank you for keeping us right up to date on this case.
    Roger NZ

  • @AdrianRussell-h8o
    @AdrianRussell-h8o 4 місяці тому +2

    I join with others in expressing my thanks to you for your professional coverage of this case, which main stream reporting has apparently forgotten about but the public certainly hasn’t. Please continue to keep us updated, we appreciate it.

  • @hans-erikjacobsen9784
    @hans-erikjacobsen9784 4 місяці тому +16

    It was interesting to see the place where the Sycamore Gap tree was standing for about 300 years. I hope the felling of the tree can be clarified.

  • @MargaretBrady-e9x
    @MargaretBrady-e9x 4 місяці тому +3

    Thank you Eddy for your great video!
    I was very saddened by this senseless vandalism of this iconic tree!
    The question I ask is why would someone do this?
    They need a prison sentence to show that this is totally unacceptable to cut down a tree that meant so much to people!

  • @Tommy-p2x
    @Tommy-p2x 4 місяці тому +52

    Am gutted as I walked that path loads. They in my eyes killed one of the wonders of the world.

  • @ladyintheskyuk
    @ladyintheskyuk 4 місяці тому +4

    Great coverage Eddie. Totally agree with you. Despicable and wicked act. I went back there a few weeks ago. Just not the same anymore 😪 Let's hope they have the right idiots and throw the book at them.

  • @lescusack786
    @lescusack786 4 місяці тому +53

    Makes Me feel sick in the pit of My gut to think anyone could do this.

  • @carolwinston4709
    @carolwinston4709 4 місяці тому +9

    Wow, great report of this mindless, stupid crime- we also mourn the loss of this iconic tree, even though we have never been there- they should all do maximum punishment. best wishes from New York and West Virginia

  • @1969delft
    @1969delft 4 місяці тому +9

    Thanks for the video coverage Eddie, I hope these 2 bell enders get maximum sentences.

  • @stephenhardwick4101
    @stephenhardwick4101 4 місяці тому +10

    If found guilty, they MUST face the max. for this offence.

  • @Grimbo
    @Grimbo 4 місяці тому +9

    Excellent coverage. Thank you.

  • @matthewbryant958
    @matthewbryant958 4 місяці тому +6

    Live just down the road from sycamore gap. It was and still is a huge topic round here, the tree for just been a tree is a miss for the area, was always a nice day out sitting up there, beautiful place, big miss

  • @AJ-ek8ne
    @AJ-ek8ne 4 місяці тому +38

    Makes me so angry. Why on earth would they do that??! Idiots.

    • @nickcoppard5335
      @nickcoppard5335 4 місяці тому +1

      Logs ?

    • @michealhand1001
      @michealhand1001 4 місяці тому

      Because they are Morons!

    • @johngibson3837
      @johngibson3837 4 місяці тому

      ​@@nickcoppard5335idiot comment mate

    • @paulmulks
      @paulmulks 4 місяці тому

      ​@@nickcoppard5335 What from the tree they cut down and then left 😂

    • @nickcoppard5335
      @nickcoppard5335 4 місяці тому

      Maybe it blocked the view ? Or they were coppicing ?

  • @elizabethdunn2992
    @elizabethdunn2992 4 місяці тому +2

    Absolutely needless & senseless offence. Thanks for your excellent report.

  • @richardallen6878
    @richardallen6878 4 місяці тому +24

    It meant so much to so many people, the damages are immeasurable, the guilty must face the full force of the law!

  • @kyers9817
    @kyers9817 4 місяці тому +2

    Great informative video, thanks very much. Better than MSM!

  • @stringer-ik1pc
    @stringer-ik1pc 4 місяці тому +10

    Show their faces. Print their addresses ,and find out where they work. Lets hope they never get employed. Superb reporting,this guy makes the BBc reporters look like novices.

  • @lynneswanson5803
    @lynneswanson5803 4 місяці тому +5

    Thanks so much for the history and update Eddie

  • @theprior46
    @theprior46 3 місяці тому

    Fine and comprehensive report without being in the slightest way boring. Well worth watching and taking note.

  • @shaun7638
    @shaun7638 4 місяці тому +2

    Great Channel and content,really covered well...
    Thanks Pal and going to catch up on your other vlogs...

  • @SC-tl3px
    @SC-tl3px 4 місяці тому +2

    These people need the strongest sentence possible. There are so many historical sites that are unguarded and impossible to guard 24/7. A strong message needs to be sent that this behaviour will be taken seriously to deter any further idiots who feel like having a go at our vulnerable heritage.

  • @MichaelTate-m8u
    @MichaelTate-m8u 4 місяці тому +3

    I have heard about this tree, I'm not particularly interested in trees, but I must admit that when I heard what had happened to this tree I was fuming. I cannot understand what was in this individuals mind when he, or they, did what they did. Excellent coverage Eddie, much more info than I have heard from any other media outlet. I hope he or they get enough time behind bars to reflect on their stupidity! Great video thanks.

  • @jonathonblacker299
    @jonathonblacker299 4 місяці тому

    Fantastic Report , highly informative, Thanks Eddie , as a exile from my gods country , and know this beautiful Tree , great to be in touch with everything going on from your reports. Great work.

  • @Zharkov1969A
    @Zharkov1969A 4 місяці тому +9

    The image enhancement is more likely to be from CCTV cameras rather than satellite imagery. Any photos will have been taken at night so would need to be enhanced to show colours and details. The processing needs to be done by accredited people with full documentation.

  • @KeefsCattys
    @KeefsCattys 4 місяці тому +1

    What a fantastic journalist you are . This is better than the BBC or ITN could produce . Hope they get long sentences

  • @MrsMagpie
    @MrsMagpie 4 місяці тому +14

    Great update, thank you for sharing.

  • @terrywilliams8864
    @terrywilliams8864 4 місяці тому +1

    Thank you Thank you. A very comprehensive background to this heinous crime. The update is most welcome. justice requires the maximum jail time and financial penalties. Alas we cannot turn back time. Just hope pray the new saplings will grow.
    Well done sir, a great public service., and you never swore once