Overview

• Groundworker Daniel Graham and mechanic Adam Carruthers deny charges of criminal damage for allegedly felling the Sycamore Gap tree and damaging Hadrian’s Wall.
• Prosecutors allege the act was premeditated, occurring under the cover of darkness during Storm Agnes in September 2023.
• Despite extensive searches, the chainsaw allegedly used and a wedge of the tree taken as a trophy have not been recovered.
• Forensic video analysis presented in court ties Graham’s Range Rover to the crime scene through photographic evidence.
• The trial, currently in its third day at Newcastle Crown Court, continues with both defendants maintaining their not-guilty pleas.