UK trial told Sycamore Gap tree felling was a 'deliberate and mindless' act
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FILE - Northern Lights, or Aurora Borealis, shining over the Sycamore Gap tree, on Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland, England, July 3, 2016. (Owen Humphreys/PA via AP, File)FILE - The felled Sycamore Gap tree is seen on Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland, England, Sept. 29, 2023. (Owen Humphreys/PA via AP, File)Adam Carruthers, right, arrives at Newcastle Crown Court where he is accused of criminal damage after the felling of the Sycamore Gap tree - valued at 622,000 and 1,114 damage to Hadrian's Wall, in Newcastle, England, Monday April 28, 2025. (Owen Humphreys/PA via AP)FILE - Forensic investigators from Northumbria Police examining the felled Sycamore Gap tree, on Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland, England, Sept. 29, 2023. (Owen Humphreys/PA via AP, File)FILE - The felled Sycamore Gap tree is seen on Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland, England, Sept. 29, 2023. (Owen Humphreys/PA via AP, File)FILE - A general view of the stars above Sycamore Gap prior to the Perseid Meteor Shower above Hadrian's Wall near Bardon Mill, England, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2015. (AP Photo/Scott Heppell, File)FILE - The felled Sycamore Gap tree is removed at Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland, England, Oct. 11, 2023. (Owen Humphreys/PA via AP, File)FILE - A general view of the stars above Sycamore Gap, prior to the Perseid Meteor Shower above Hadrian's Wall near Bardon Mill, England, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2015.(AP Photo/Scott Heppell, File)
FILE - Northern Lights, or Aurora Borealis, shining over the Sycamore Gap tree, on Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland, England, July 3, 2016. (Owen Humphreys/PA via AP, File)