Sentencing Of Sycamore Gap Pair Found Guilty Of Criminal Damage

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, ENGLAND - JULY 15: Christopher Atkinson, Head of complex case work unit for CPS North East, makes a statement, after the convicted were sentenced to 4 years and 3 months at Newcastle Crown Court on July 15, 2025 in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers were found guilty of causing criminal damage to the tree at Sycamore Gap. The court heard how the pair caused more than £622,000 in damages by cutting down the tree and damaging Hadrian's Wall, both belonging to the National Trust. (Photo by Ian Forsyth/Getty Images)