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Two men found guilty of cutting down famous Sycamore Gap tree (news.sky.com)

submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net to c/treehuggers@slrpnk.net

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Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers were convicted of causing more than £620,000 worth of damage to the tree and more than £1,000 worth of damage to Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland.

On 27 September 2023, the pair drove 30 miles through a storm to Northumberlandfrom Cumbria, where they both lived, before felling the tree overnight in a matter of minutes.

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[–] Mongostein@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Wow.

For some reason I ended up seeing Robin Hood Prince of Thieves 3 times in theatre as a kid. I instantly recognized this tree.

I’m Canadian but these fucking assholes look just like our fucking assholes. 98% chance they were drunk.