Overview

• Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers are charged with criminal damage to the Sycamore Gap tree and Hadrian’s Wall, with prosecutors alleging deliberate and planned vandalism.
• A video recovered from Graham’s phone, digitally enhanced by police, allegedly shows the felling of the tree accompanied by the sound of a chainsaw and the crash of the tree hitting the ground.
• Prosecutors presented metadata, ANPR, and cell-site evidence placing Graham’s phone and vehicle at the scene on the night of the tree's felling.
• Messages and voice notes exchanged between the defendants reveal their excitement and lack of remorse, with references to the incident going 'viral' and being covered by major news outlets.
• The once-close friends now blame each other for the act, with each denying responsibility and claiming innocence as the trial continues at Newcastle Crown Court.