Men accused of felling Sycamore Gap took part in ‘thuggish’ attack for a ‘laugh’

Daniel Graham (left) and Adam Carruthers are accused of two counts of criminal damage which they deny (Picture: PA)Two of the men accused of cutting down the iconic Sycamore Gap tree did it ‘as a bit of a laugh’ then feared becoming public enemy number one, a court heard.Adam Carruthers, 32, and Daniel Graham, 39, are accused of two counts of criminal damage to the tree and Hadrian’s Wall in September 2023.Prosecutors say Carruthers and Graham drove from Carlisle, Cumbria