Sycamore Gap Investigation Explained As I Attend Crown Court Hearing!
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- Опубликовано: 11 июн 2024
- This video explains the police investigation into the Sycamore Gap tree being felled on the 28th September 2023 and the two suspects now awaiting trial. They are called Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers, from Cumbria.
Hadrians Wall was built around 1,900 years ago and it marks the Northern Frontier of the Roman Empire. It is of huge cultural and historical significance.
This tree sits on this UNESCO World Heritage Site, right next to Hadrians Wall and for this reason is afforded the highest protections, due to its historical interest and cultural attraction. The land belongs to the National Trust.
Other UNESCO sites include the Taj Mahal, Tower of London and many more.
Sycamore Gap is an area of global significance and interest, it drives tourism, boosts the local economy but is also a place where people lay ashes of their loved ones, make marriage proposals and find spiritual comfort. Thousands of people walk the length of the wall every year and come from all over the world.
Sycamore Gap (obviously named after the tree), is the centre of interest and fascination over the whole wall length and people travel from all over the world to see it. It is the 'Mecca' of the Hadrians Wall walk.
Claiming this is 'just a tree’, is a bit like someone stealing one of the Stonehenge stones and saying this is just about a quarry stone.
The information in this case has been derived from their appearance at Newcastle Magistrates Court on 15th May 2024, after several months of being on bail, pending the police investigation. Whilst at this hearing, the Prosecutor Rebecca Brown laid out the complexity of the case, including where expert evidence forms part of the prosecution case. This is elaborated on in the video.
This video is filmed in two locations; Newcastle Crown Court for their appearance on 12th June 2024 and at Sycamore Gap, the day before.
Both suspects have pleaded not guilty to the charges of criminal damage but could face up to 10 years in prison if convicted, due to the significant aggravating factors of the case and the fact they are forcing this case to trial.
If convicted, they will almost undoubtedly face a lengthy custodial sentence.
I simply cannot believe, what I've just heard as a full, factual report, into the (for want of a better expression) amount of detail garnered, presented and itemised to an absolutely stunning degree of accuracy!
I'm going to assume you are what could be described as a 'Citizen-Journalist' but, your in-depth knowledge, (much of what I am already aware of) leaves me stunned to say the least!
Your presentation skills are absolutely top-class in every measure possible, and frankly, you have knocked every other Journalist I've ever encountered, into some little pigeon-hole entitled "Must try harder!"
You have set the bar as high as it's possible to obtain. You should deservedly take all and every 'Plaudit' that could possibly apply, within the confines of 'Reporting'! Thanks are not just in order, but deserved without limit!
Thank you so much 🙏👊🏻
The mainstream media don’t have any reporters let alone journalists anymore. They have presenters, who read out ‘stories’ given to them by the news agencies. These people have no investigative skills nor inquisitive thoughts.
As you say, this gent is the epitome of what real journalists do.
@del_boy_trotter WELL SAID! I agree!
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Oi! If you like him you better put a ring on it.
put him in jail until it grows back
Nice.
Lol spot on.💯
nice idea but this would cost a fortune ! better to give them a large fine paid every year
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Sycamore is a weed...
Thanks for not letting this be forgotten. I hope they jail the bastards for a long time.
Spot on !!!!
And show their faces to the public
For cutting a tree down are you nuts a drug dealer in Scotland 🏴 only got six years for £1 million pounds of cocain and a loaded hand gun
Long enough for a new tree to grow to maturity
RIP Sarah Everard.
What cowards!!! Having to cover their cowardly faces. All face coverings should be illegal and it should be policed properly. Let’s hope the judicial system does its job properly and gives the maximum!
Don't worry. We know their names now. Cretins!
my God ! I admire your optimism ???
Why are these idiots allowed to cover their faces ?
Absolutely. Wearing masks to hide your face should be sufficient grounds for 'suspicion' and we should re-introduce the 'suss' laws for that situation.
@@occamraiserWtf are YOU on about?
Why are they hiding their faces? Surely they are proud of what they did? It was a planned act of criminal damage, not a spontaneous act.
My thought as well they wanted to make a dramatic statement for whatever twisted reason but hide away. Maybe it is all great until you get caught and then it is time to be play the victim.
Spineless cowards
@@issigonis975 They thought they'd be called heroes for doing something so daring, reality has hit home and the amount of outrage from around the world is drowning out the handful of knob ends they know slapping them on the back for this.
They've not been found guilty yet
Because the good people of the North East were absolutely incensed when the tree was cut down, and if the judge gives a suspended sentence or similar, I tend to think they may be marked men.
Whoever is guilty of this spiteful and mindless crime, I’ll always wonder WHY? 🤷♂️
Probably the same excuse that mountain climbers use ?? - " Because it was there " !!! They are just mindless morons ! Paraphrasing an old 60's song by Joe Brown - " It took a hundred years of sunshine before that old tree grew, but it only took a minute baby - etc etc " ??? I pray that the judge, if we can find one who is doing his job properly, will impose the maximum allowable sentence, and take these useless pieces of humanity out of circulation for as long as possible. It would be nice if they were allocated commubnity projects digging holes and planting trees !
Usual entitled nutters.
They just didn't care. It's always that when it comes to destruction of property a complete apathy to the feelings of others leading to vile acts.
What does the cutting-down of this tree have to do with politics?
The modern 'left' political movement is a far right wing political movement.
(What does 'right' wing mean? Is 'left' wing merely a movement aimed at resisting 'well-defined' forms of social injustice? -- (such as the environmental protection movement, the women's movement, the 'peace' movement, the anti-nuclear weapons movement? What sort of social injustice is more important than these? What form of experience is of most profound importance to the mass of the population in Western society?
@@victorsauvage1890what are you wittering on about ye pleb
Probably the best coverage of the entire situation so far. Well done for explaning it and even better for showing up how poor the main stream media is these days.
agreed...
Couldn't agree more. This was vastly more informative with out all the bells and (dog) whistles
Brilliant coverage 👏👏👏
Mainstream media have said nowt 🎉
A masterclass in concise attention grabbing reporting. Tyneside Life puts the national media to shame.
It's time for any face coverings to be banned in this country.
98% of burglaries in Northumbria police forces area don't get investigated yet this is something you think the police should spend time on?
@@jpswaddle7899 Yes. The police SHOULD spend time on this crime, they should also spend time on the burglary crimes as well, it shouldn't be a "One or the other" scenario, both are equally damaging.
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And dont get me started on fake moustaches either😂
Id agree but first I want all the facial recognition cameras removed from public spaces
I have seen people comment ”It’s only a tree.” No it isn’t. It was a national symbol that took three hundred years to grow and it cannot be restored to what it was for several generations. It is the MALICE behind the senseless act that matters. I live in the area, and I don’t want someone who is capable of such determined anger/spite and maliciousness, just because they were feeling aggrieved about something, in my community. Lock them up; preferably for a long time.
"It's only your face"
They weren’t even from the local area, they came over 20+ miles from Cumbria into Northumbria. Such a hateful thing to do.
The same type of lowlife people that say it’s only a dog after theyve abused it !
It is just a tree though. I'm from Northumberland and nobody I know cares and a lot of us think it's quite funny the fuss being made over a stupid tree
Some people are just nasty
I think the one thing we all want to know is 'why?'. Why on Earth anybody would do something so spiteful. I hope it comes out in court because at the very least I think we are entitled to that.
Iconoclastic reasons
Ditto
For tiktok clout.
Evil is hard to comprehnd for decent people.
@@EnyawYorligwe could do a yard arm tictoc of him
Of course their face is covered. They are all tough and gansta when with their mates. But out in public, where someone may challenge them, they have to hide
That's because they are cowards and I'll bet they are on benefits!!!😭😭😭💯💯🤡🤡😭😭
When there is people with this attitude out there. Are U really surprised they want to hide there identity ?
Before anyone says it no I'm not in defence of them even slightly. I'm just using common sense and putting myself in there situation instead of jumping the gun on the matter
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I was devastated at the loss of the world renowned Sycamore Gap tree. I have visited it on numerous occasions and cannot believe anyone would chop it down for any reason. This damaging of our heritage on an almost daily basis has to be stopped. It seems anyone wanting to protest anything, now feels the need to damage our significant historical artefacts. The just stop oil protesters have been allowed to flout the law and damage items at will, to make an unconnected point. Where will this all end. An example needs to be made.
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Am still absolutely furious with this stupid stupid stupid outrageous crime of felling down this beautiful important Sycamore tree. Those who committed of this crime should be imprisoned for a long time
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If they’re found guilty 10 years sounds fair.
They cut a tree down!
@user-xw2tw5rg8o what they did was awful, but I agree justice in this country is ridiculous. A young boy in our area was killed by someone joyriding in a stolen car with his brother. They were aged about 19 ; 21 they got 4 years for dangerous driving.
@@user-xw2tw5rg8o If they cut down one person's tree, that might be a small crime based on depriving that person of their property for the 300 years it would take to regrow. But they took that amenity away from thousands, if not millions of people. The punishment needs to scale in proportion. Of course, lindaharrison1757's example is worse. But although those killers committed a more serious crime, it was a side effect of their negligence rather than their intention. This has an effect too.
I was completely outraged, shocked and saddened by this crime
Wait until you hear the governments covering the sun, probably a 1,0000 times worse than this
Eddy well done mate on reporting this. I was absolutely disgusted when i heard about this.
Brilliant informative, personal and precise journalism from someone closest to this despicable crime. Thank you, sir.
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I couldn't have said it better myself. Great comment on a great video. 👏👏👍
So, no one knows yet who cut it down or why?
@@stanleyshannon4408 two suspects have been charged have appeared at court. This video explains the evidence
The ‘why’ will emerge at trial 👍🏻
@@TynesideLife yeah, sorry, I posted that comment before watching your entire video.
As a Cumbrian born and bred, I am at a loss why two young men from my community would do such an appalling despicable thing, sadly there are people in the world who are ignorant, despicable and hateful.
Fellow Cumbrian here , have you been to Botchergate?
Just before Covid, I was fortunate enough to visit the UK. Thank goodness, as part of my trip, I visited the location and the tree. It was majestic. I hope whoever did this faces the maximum penalty, even without prior convictions. This was just such a terrible and utterly senseless crime.
I was fuming about this case. I really hope whoever did it gets the maximum sentence - nasty idiots.
10yrs 50% remission, no punishment for a crime against our country and heritage. What deterrent is that to other mysbritannicists who do damage to our heritage sites
Sentencing in this country is a joke. Unfortunately it stems from the very top. Prisons are at 99% capacity. (Lots were closed & sold) The home office will be putting political pressure on the judge/criminal justice system to only jail those where it is completely necessary. Luckily in this case it has the public interest for that (as noone was physically hurt) I just hope they get the full 10 year sentence, but like you say, out in 5 (if they haven't already spent time on remand)
I'd say 5 years in slammer is a pretty big deterrent, to be honest.
I'd say 5 years in slammer is a pretty big deterrent to be honest.
@@user-zu6ir6kj5g no way will they be sentenced to 10 years (to actually serve 5) but I guess we'll see come 2025 post trial if convicted.
Please someone tell me why you think it's alright to jail someone for cutting a tree down ten years a rapist wouldn't be looking at ten years £622,191 will they buy my trees I've valued the tree at max £1,000 bit of a different people are struggling to buy food but they a wasting all this money on a crime where no one has been injured ten years I can't get my head round this so many people in the comments want to give them more please someone tell me what I can't see I think they are trying to hide real news
As a 34 year old Geordie...nothing has ever made me lose faith in my people more than this...literally shed some tears. Considering the pride of the region and how Iconic...just the saddest thing
defitintly a mental case crying over a fin tree.
@@MrPlasma01If you don’t get it you never will, a beautiful thing destroyed by ignorance and stupidity, that has stood there for decades and part of history, only an idiot would think it was acceptable behaviour.
The Yorkshire Ripper made me loose faith in humans a little bit more serious
@@user-xw2tw5rg8o why would one thing cancel out the other ?? IT DOESNT !
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I felt the same way when this happened as I did when that cretin went after the statue of David with a hammer! People who have nothing to offer the world tend to want to destroy anything of beauty!
As someone who has lived in Northumberland for most of my life, and much of that in and around Hexham, I was both devastated and outraged that this had happened. Thank you for covering this Eddy.
That tree was so famous that it broke my heart when it was sawed down by the idiots involved. Sheer cowardice how they’re hiding from the press wearing those masks.
They will be made to answer.
Sawed (sic)
I think they will be hiding for a very long time. Especially if found guilty.
Hiding faces should never be allowed . The bigger the mask, the bigger the coward.
They said £600,000 damage, no way, in my book it was worth millions.
Perhaps even priceless, given the trees age and significance in the local area ☹️😢
I'd say it's priceless because how can you value something that has so much significance to the UK tourist economy?
The tree is never worth £600,00
@@ruebencover5795 It's worth what it costs to replace, added to the loss caused by it not being there during the time. If it were a 5 year old sapling that would be very little. But the 300 years spent growing increases the value.
@@theelmonk you say it's the replacement cost and how are you going to do that 🤔 spending £600,000 won't do it. Spending the money on WHAT
IF THEY DON'T GET JAILED, YOU CAN SAY GOOD BYE TO JUSTICE IN THIS COUNTRY.
They will I’m certain 👍🏻
I said goodbye to justice a long, long time ago. The justice system is broken just like society itself is broken.
Justice in this country died years ago.
Child abusers from grooming gangs got 4 years and you still Believe justice exists?
Just as the Conservative Government should face jail time?
Have no faith in sentencing, I'm sure it will be a pitiful amount
You are right to have no faith. The Islamic extremist who was recently tackled to the floor by police having attacked a number of people with a huge knife has just been sentenced.....Given a *suspended* sentence.
@@BibTheBoulderTheOriginalOne what is the name of the large knife owner?
@@deepindercheema4917 I don't know. It could be 'John Smith' for all I care. When someone is shouting "Allahu Akbar" I feel it is reasonable to assume they are a follower of Islam.
@@BibTheBoulderTheOriginalOne was he or she really shouting Allahu Akbar or are you just making this all up?
Your right if you print stickers you get 2 years prison.
If you try to kill Jews and have video evidence and witnesses against you ,but your one of the new special ones you get let off with a slap on the wrist.
Makes no sence.
Brilliant informative video. Clear , precise and accurate, far better than "mainstream" reporters.
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Yes very well presented. This fella has talent. From my home town too.
Thankyou for this ,clear detailed coverage and explanation .Why is nobody else covering this.Well done to you ,for taking time to keep us informed.
Be interesting to see how modern justice treats crimes against traditional English culture.
That would be all charges dismissed and compo paid to the criminal for inconvienience then.
If they are guilty, they definitely need to get the maximum prison time 👹
legend for covering this, these people need to be sentenced
I’m honestly surprised at the suspects’ ages, it’s such a juvenile deed. I was expecting a couple of 15 year olds with their dad’s chainsaw. It makes it even more egregious and incomprehensible! Looking forward to your trial coverage.
I know - they're old enough for at least one of them to know better.
@@batintheattic7293 you’d think right? 🤦♀️
Never mind being back the Sycamore, Bring back the Birch.
Never mind the Birch, bring back the gallows.
It was a Sycamore?
@@mickhorsley3169 WHOOOSH right over your head.
@@marksavage1108 d'oh!
@@mickhorsley3169 If you appear to be ignorant, expect to be treated as such.
Malicious behavior by idiots. This made international news due to the senselessness.
Do the deed than run and hide behind a mask. Seems to be a way of life these days.
Pleading Not Guilty and being Found Guilty in a Crown Court will almost always be a cause for a Custodial Sentence.
I really hope so, this is just so unbelievable, WHY?
2years min
Sadly, that isn’t true anymore. I was attacked by a violent thug who pleaded not guitly and was found guilty - he got a suspended sentence and “curfew” - he couldn’t leave his house for one month. This was during lockdown…. Seriously.
@@SAHBfan 😳 disgusting
@@SAHBfanthat's disgraceful
Government makes me sick sometimes
Thank you for a brilliant video. I am a grown man and I cried because of the death of this beautiful tree. I will always carry the pain.
It hurts .. hard to explain, …. it looked incredibly healthy, senseless act
get a grip!! why are you crying for this??
The tree did not die. Look at the stump, it’s showing potential to sprout & Coppice as almost all deciduous trees do.
Hope they get the full 10 years.
Very informative. Good work Sherlock 👍
This is the UK. they be lucky to get 3 months in prison
10 years for cutting down a tree? Lmao
@@LeSaxon90If you can't understand why it's a big deal commanding a stiff punishment, you'll be of a similar laughably low IQ to the cretins that cut it down.
@@LeSaxon90How about if I kill your dog? It is just a dog, right?
Such an iconic and beautiful tree, seen by millions of people around the world, and visited by thousands (including myself on the holiday of a lifetime from Australia in 2012), a tree that has weathered time and tide, was taken in such an evil and wanton act of destruction, these mongrels take something beautiful and that has been there since before Captain Cook landed on Australian shores, is beyond redemption, and so reprehensible, that they should never be given any peace until they leave this mortal coil!
Thank you for this video, I was wondering what was going on with this case.
I'm very grateful for your meticulous description of the subsequent events .I was shocked by the spiteful cowardly low, grub tree murderer.
My father, Tom Campbell emigrated to Australia from his home city of Newcastle Upon Tyne in 1949.He met my mother here in Sydney ,raised 6 kids he never returned to his beloved England. Oh well, he's long dead. Thank you for your dedication.
Love from Sydney Australia 🇦🇺 x
Put those responsible in prison.
I was absolutely outraged at what these two (allegedly) done. All my family was upset. The whole Nation was. There must be repercussions for this outrage! Ps. It puzzles me, why can't a mature Sycamore tree be planted on the exact spot? Surely a mature tree will grow rapidly? It's far better than just having the stump there too remind us of this sacrilegious attack on the original tree?
It goes further than just the Nation. I'm on the other side of the world and I was outraged and upset.
Yes your correct.The world was outraged. It was literally sacrilege. What sort of mentality does it take to destroy a thing of beauty like that tree? My daughter had took her family to that spot a few times. She had tears in her eyes when she saw what was done. We love trees and nature in my clan. I can't say what I would do if I had these two vermin in front of me now.@@listey
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@@Desertfox170dear me, you are weird.
As for planting another tree, there is no need. The root system of this tree is alive and ready to push up very rapid growth. If it is managed correctly it can again become a maiden (single trunk) tree very quickly.
What Pleasure did they get from destroying the Iconic Landmark, it beggars belief that someone could do that just for the hell of it.
There were quite a few iconic buildings in Dresden before Churchill got his way. At least in this situation nobody was murdered.
@@adrianchetwynd1334 What a ridiculous comparison.
@@phildiamond8549 I was devastated by the felling but in comparison to the crimes against humanity that Britain has committed in numerous countries this crime is insignificant. The gang mentality in the comments of finding the accused guilty before being tried is scary to me especially in my knowledge of numerous cases in which innocent people were falsely accused and convicted.
@@adrianchetwynd1334You’ve had a bit of a nightmare here Adrian. I’d suggest deleting your comments and chalking it up to a learning experience.
@@badofcheese When I’m convinced that the accused haven’t been set up to satisfy public revenge I might reconsider.
Funny how they do this for attention and then hide their faces when they're caught.
Bloody cowards , brave enough to destroy a icon in the middle of the night ,
I am in USA and a Geordie, and it was news here , Was angry at what these morons have alleged to have done, I have took many a visitor to Hadrian's Wall and enjoyed many a day there.
I hope they do get max prison time. Thank You Eddie for keeping us up to date.
Something we never find out in many criminal acts is, 'Why did they, he or she did it?' Jail the culprits for the maximum 10 years with no parole, I am tired of there being zero accountability fir wonton acts of vandalism and destruction in this country.
We’ll find out at the trial 👍🏻
Fantastic reporting Eddy informative and better than mainstream journalism. Thank you😀
These two if found guilty should be made an example of and given the maximum term in jail, we should get to see their faces as they should never be able to escape there disgusting behaviour
Aye named and shamed would be better than getting 10 and out on 5
Thank you Eddie, I cannot wait for this to end, every time I am reminded of this it upsets me, my dad proposed to my mam at the tree and I proposed to my departed wife at the tree also, it is where my daughtersans I went to remember there mam on her birthday....this was mindless, barbaric vandalism and 10yrs would not be enough, thank you for the update
Ahh that's sad mate. I'm sorry to hear that.
Tragic mate
Great report, thank you and well done. Disgusting crime and those responsible should be heavily punished.
Very much appreciated. I think this crime sums up the UK in 2024. Unforgivable.
But but the boats and the immigrants. Says it all about some that are born here and are British but treat our heritage like shit vet these muppets will be the like who blame others where they ate the problem
Thank you so much for covering this. Words can’t describe the outrage I feel about all this.
Funny, the things people get outraged about, and the things they don't.
Its heart breaking for any mother to look back at a child they gave birth to and gave a significant chunk of their life raising to end up realising they are absolute morons.
Unless the mother is just as bad, and did not bring up her child properly
@@dianathompson8794shit parents make shit kids 👍
Really helpful and informative update. So much more relevant information than the mainstream media. I now have an understanding how these two despicable thugs have been brought to court. It’s hard not to prejudge their involvement but given their masking of their faces and demeanour it does seem they carry guilt…….we will have to see how the evidence pans out and what a jury make of it. I am pleased the police pursued the investigation as this was…is…..a heinous crime with such consequential emotional impact upon so many people across the country and for some in other parts of the world. If found guilty, I hope the maximum sentence is given..especially as our judicial system has people serving only half the given sentences…(don’t get me started!!!!)
Thanks for your excellent coverage of this horrible event. I still can't understand how anyone would do such a thing.
Thanks Eddy , for your coverage of this sickening act , make’s my blood boil how they can waltz into the crown court with their masks on cowards !! . Great channel by the way respect from North Shields ⚡️
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Excellent video Eddie, so helpful and informative.
The book should be thrown at these two reprobates, for the full ten years! Thanks again to you for explaining the whole story, very clearly. 👍🥰😢.
Sadly our local councils do this all the time.....legally. They are responsible for the loss of hundreds of thousands of trees every year!
What a pathetic thing for them to do.. disgusting 😠
Well done Eddie. Great reporting . I hope whoever they are they get a long sentence... 😢
Am gutted as I walked that path loads. They in my eyes killed one of the wonders of the world.
If these men only serve 4yrs for this I will be disgusted the amount of people they have traumatised with this act deseves at leave a minimune of 10yrs each.
the biased politically controlled " main stream media " dont seem interested in this important story ..thanks for your coverage
Excellent video Eddie. Hope they get the maximum sentence and have to pay back every penny for the tree and the wall.
Lock Them Up!!
Well done sir on your very intense description of this crime. Like most folk I was devastated to learn that someone would maliciously cut down this historic three hundred year old tree for no reason whatsoever. I hope the courts will “throw the book” at them! They deserve no sympathy at all.
Thanks for explaining everything so thoroughly. MSM don`t come even close to that. Keep up the coverage plz.
Its a pity that the stocks were done away with, this pair in them in Hexham market place with a couple of big baskets of rotten fruit on hand for the public to pelt at them.
A basket of turds.
I was in Florida when this happened and some Americans were talking about it as i was queuing for a ride at Disney which just shows the impact cutting the tree down had
0:16 Really criminal what happened. Only saw the tree once in 1977. What an impressive sight it was. 🇨🇦
If found guilty, they MUST face the max. for this offence.
Makes Me feel sick in the pit of My gut to think anyone could do this.
What did this tree do
Excellent reporting Eddy. Thanks for highlighting this. I was at the gap last week after walking along part of the route followed by Hadrians Wall. Everyone i spoke to commented about what had happened evidencing that the crime was far more than just cutting down a tree.
So sad its a gap, cos everyone knew the tree, I can't believe it won't be there next time I drive past
10 years in prison and a huge fine and the cost of replacement would be right.
But people don't realise they actually do half the sentence. Worst case scenario for them is 5 yrs bird. No way will they get 10 years, watch this space.
@@neilg3364 Yeah but criminal damage includes paying for the damage, £661K for the tree, another £2K for the wall, and the court costs. In the old days you eradicated the costs with your prison term, now you still have the costs as well as the sentence. OH and you only do half the sentence if its under 10 years, any sentence given over that has the judges advise on how long they serve, its normally 1/3rd knocked off.
Great job covering this .. I think if it’s possible to administer a ten year prison sentence for this , they should impose it . This would discourage similar acts of mindless sacrilege as well justify the pain and dismay this has caused to a unique and special landmark .. I can never watch Robin Hood prince of thrives in the same way again !! ☹️
Will always miss sycamore gap tree
It was interesting to see the place where the Sycamore Gap tree was standing for about 300 years. I hope the felling of the tree can be clarified.
If found guilty the maximum sentence is not enough
Mindless vandalism for no reason,such a beautiful tree,they are destroying part of our past,makes my blood boil.
Eddy,
Another excellent presentation. Thank you for keeping us right up to date on this case.
Roger NZ
Cheers Roger 🙏
What a great report Eddy.
Great report Eddie. Excellent information. Thanks very much. 👍👍👍
They should not be allowed to cover their faces or conceal their identity.
We’re allowed to cover our faces in public in a free society bud
As well as innocent until proven guilty. The police have a long history of wrongful conviction.
Why not?
ver are your papers? you should go revise on how Hitler came to power before making such statements. What will you want next?, yellow stars.
Not in a court of law.
Law breakers shouldn't be allowed to count on the law whenever it does suit them.. Don't the people have the right to see who prespassed against them?
It meant so much to so many people, the damages are immeasurable, the guilty must face the full force of the law!
Makes me so angry. Why on earth would they do that??! Idiots.
Logs ?
Because they are Morons!
@@nickcoppard5335idiot comment mate
@@nickcoppard5335 What from the tree they cut down and then left 😂
Maybe it blocked the view ? Or they were coppicing ?
I join with others in expressing my thanks to you for your professional coverage of this case, which main stream reporting has apparently forgotten about but the public certainly hasn’t. Please continue to keep us updated, we appreciate it.
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I have heard about this tree, I'm not particularly interested in trees, but I must admit that when I heard what had happened to this tree I was fuming. I cannot understand what was in this individuals mind when he, or they, did what they did. Excellent coverage Eddie, much more info than I have heard from any other media outlet. I hope he or they get enough time behind bars to reflect on their stupidity! Great video thanks.
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Totally agree they should be given the full ten years if it’s them which I’m sure it must be. I was heartbroken when it happened and still now it feels such a sense of loss. Those people shouldn’t be allowed anywhere near a tree, or anything to do with nature, ever again. Lock them up then keep them away from our precious countryside once they’re out! And what cowards, trying to hide their identity.
Just reading my local news and it’s two guys from my neck of the woods- Cumbria. So they’ve travelled c25 mile to do this too!
Further than 25. Graham lives a couple of miles from me. It's closer to 50 miles away. Wigton's even further. Can't understand it all. Madness.
@@paulastevenson387 Sycamore Gap is 25 mile from Carlisle, Newcastle is only around 55 mile mate. Aye not sure why they have done it like… 👍
Live just down the road from sycamore gap. It was and still is a huge topic round here, the tree for just been a tree is a miss for the area, was always a nice day out sitting up there, beautiful place, big miss
I hope the perpetrators get the maximum sentence.
Wow, great report of this mindless, stupid crime- we also mourn the loss of this iconic tree, even though we have never been there- they should all do maximum punishment. best wishes from New York and West Virginia
Great coverage Eddie. Totally agree with you. Despicable and wicked act. I went back there a few weeks ago. Just not the same anymore 😪 Let's hope they have the right idiots and throw the book at them.
These people need the strongest sentence possible. There are so many historical sites that are unguarded and impossible to guard 24/7. A strong message needs to be sent that this behaviour will be taken seriously to deter any further idiots who feel like having a go at our vulnerable heritage.
A minimum of 25 years in jail sounds about right !
Get a f*cking grip.
Won't happen. Sentencing in Uk is pathetic.
They should throw away the key, if these despicable individuals are found guilty! This is the most disgraceful act of vandalism, I have ever seen.
if they hid they ID hell no everyone sure know who those 2 basted are
Awwww aye waste 2 humans lives over a bliddy tree 😂😂
It's a pissing tree millions of trees get cut down everyday. These artists were highlighting the hipocracy of mass deforestation.
It's one stinking tree. How is it possible that forestry companies can operate with impunity and when 2 fellas cut a tree down people are baying for blood. 😂😂😂😂😂
It's a tree and it's gone boo hoo 😢😢😢
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Well billions of people in the world. And the middle east do more justice by stonning criminals. Yeah why not......Oh human rights...right...shame @@lydis284
So sad what they did to this poor tree they should go to jail 🌳
Show their faces. Print their addresses ,and find out where they work. Lets hope they never get employed. Superb reporting,this guy makes the BBc reporters look like novices.
The sentence should be 10 years, of 12 hours per day , 6 days per week planting trees.
Excellent coverage, hats off to you. Much better than any news channel 👍