2 Men Sentenced For Cutting Down Sycamore Gap Tree
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The felling has prompted calls for stricter legal protections for other trees and drawn attention to wider issues
The Sycamore Gap tree's refusal to die may have spared the "moronic" duo who felled it a far longer spell behind bars. Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers were today sentenced to both serve four years and three months behind bars for chopping down the "totemic" tree.
Walter Renwick, 70, found himself at the centre of fake claims and abuse when the Sycamore Gap tree was felled - he was arrested along with a boy, 16, but both were cleared of any wrongdoing