Authorities charged two men today, seven months after one of Britain’s most famous trees, Sycamore Gap, was cut from its base in an incident that caused grief across the country.
Daniel Graham, aged 38, and Adam Caradhers, aged 31, charged with damaging another’s property, will appear before a judge on May 15, the Crown Prosecution Service (CSP) said.
Sycamore Gap, a 200-year-old false sycamore, dominated by Hadrian’s Wall, isolated between two hills in a spectacular landscape of Northumberland National Park, northern England.
It was cut with a chainsaw, sawed off at the base of the trunk on Sept. 28, in a “deliberate act of vandalism,” according to police.
The tree was among the country’s most popular sights for photographers, hikers and even marriage proposals. His disappearance caused an outpouring of grief in the UK.
In 2016 it was voted “tree of the year” and was also shown on the big screen, in the movie “Robin of the Woods” with Kevin Costner in 1991.
In September, Northumbria Police, which took over the investigation, said it was determined to “find those responsible and bring them to justice”.
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