Coverage dated July 14, 2025

Vandals sentenced to more than 4 years for felling England’s beloved Sycamore Gap tree

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The vandals who cut down England’s beloved Sycamore Gap tree were sentenced Tuesday to more than four years in prison for causing irreversible damage and serious distress.

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  1. WTOP Washington DC

    Vandals sentenced to more than 4 years for felling England’s beloved Sycamore Gap tree (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    The vandals who cut down England’s beloved Sycamore Gap tree were sentenced Tuesday to more than four years in prison for causing irreversible damage and serious distress.

  2. Deutsche Welle

    UK: Sycamore Gap tree vandals sentenced to prison – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    The two men were sentenced to more than four years in prison for cutting down the 150-year-old tree. A prosecutor called their act a "moronic mission."

  3. The Guardian

    Two men behind ‘senseless’ felling of Sycamore Gap tree jailed for four years (opens The Guardian)

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    Daniel Graham, 39, and Adam Carruthers, 32, sentenced for act of criminal damage that sparked widespread sadness and anger

  4. The Boston Globe

    Vandals who felled England’s beloved Sycamore Gap sentenced to more than 4 years in prison (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The tree stood for nearly 150 years before the two men carried out what a prosecutor called a “moronic mission” and cut it down in the middle of the night.

  5. CBS News

    U.K. men sentenced to more than 4 years in prison for cutting down iconic Sycamore Gap Tree (opens CBS News)

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    Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers were sentenced to more than 4 years in prison for cutting down the iconic Sycamore Gap Tree in a "deliberate and mindless" act.

  6. Local News 8

    Sycamore gap tree fellers sentenced to more than four years each in prison (opens Local News 8)

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    By Caitlin Danaher, CNN (CNN) — Two men have been sentenced to four years and three months each in prison for felling a landmark sycamore tree in northern England. Daniel Graham, 39, and Adam Carruthers, 32, were both found guilty of two counts of criminal damage in May, one relating to the tree its…

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