Two men found guilty of ‘mindless, moronic’ felling of Sycamore Gap tree

Daniel Graham, 39, and Adam Carruthers, 32, found to have criminally damaged tree and Hadrian's Wall

• Stealing joy': the sadness and symbolism of the crime at Sycamore Gap

Two friends who embarked on a moronic mission" to fell the Sycamore Gap tree with a chainsaw have been found guilty of mindless" criminal damage.

Daniel Graham, 39, and Adam Carruthers, 32, cut down the cherished tree, next to Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland, as Storm Agnes raged in the early hours of 28 September 2023.