{"id":21727,"date":"2025-04-29T13:15:31","date_gmt":"2025-04-29T13:15:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/felling-of-sycamore-gap-tree-was-deliberate-and-mindless-prosecutor-says\/"},"modified":"2025-04-29T13:15:31","modified_gmt":"2025-04-29T13:15:31","slug":"felling-of-sycamore-gap-tree-was-deliberate-and-mindless-prosecutor-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/felling-of-sycamore-gap-tree-was-deliberate-and-mindless-prosecutor-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Felling of Sycamore Gap Tree Was \u2018Deliberate and Mindless,\u2019 Prosecutor Says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-0\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Two men used a chain saw to deliberately cut down the celebrated Sycamore Gap tree in the north of England in a \u201cmoronic mission\u201d a year and a half ago, and the felling was filmed on a cellphone, a prosecutor in northeastern England said on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The tree, a beloved landmark that stood by Hadrian\u2019s Wall, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, was <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/09\/28\/world\/europe\/sycamore-gap-tree-uk.html\" title=\"\">found illegally cut down<\/a> in September 2023.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The trial for the two defendants in the case \u2014 Daniel Graham, 39, and Adam Carruthers, 32, both from Cumbria, England \u2014 opened on Tuesday in Newcastle Crown Court, in England\u2019s northeast, less than an hour\u2019s drive from where the tree stump stands.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The men have pleaded not guilty to two charges of criminal damage. Presenting the case against the defendants on Tuesday morning, the prosecutor, Richard Wright, called the felling a \u201cmoronic mission\u201d and an \u201cact of deliberate and mindless criminal damage.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-1\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">He told jurors that Mr. Graham and Mr. Carruthers had driven to the site from the nearby city of Carlisle late on Sept. 27, 2023, to deliberately chop down the tree.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr. Wright said that the tree had been cut down with a chain saw in minutes, using methods that indicated specialist knowledge of felling, and that the act had been filmed on Mr. Graham\u2019s phone.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The prosecutor told the court that a wedge cut out from the tree had later been photographed next to a chain saw in the trunk of Mr. Graham\u2019s Range Rover. \u201cThis was perhaps a trophy taken from the scene to remind them of their actions,\u201d Mr. Wright said, \u201cactions that they appear to have been reveling in.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Prosecutors said that evidence gathered from the defendants\u2019 phones suggested that they had shared social media posts and international news reports after the felled tree was discovered.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The prosecution said that Mr. Graham, who owns a construction company, and Mr. Carruthers, who worked in property maintenance and mechanics, were friends and had felled another large tree together a month earlier.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-2\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The charges of criminal damage that they face relate to the tree and to the part of Hadrian\u2019s Wall \u2014 the Roman fortification stretching 70 miles across northern England \u2014 that it collapsed onto.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The trial is expected to continue for two weeks. When the men were <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/04\/30\/world\/sycamore-gap-tree-felling-charges.html\" title=\"\">charged in April 2024<\/a>, the senior officer in the case, Detective Chief Inspector Rebecca Fenney, asked members of the public not to speculate online about the crime or the accused.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cWe recognize the strength of feeling in the local community and further afield the felling has caused,\u201d she said in a statement. \u201cHowever, we would remind people to avoid speculation, including online, which could impact the ongoing case.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Many had mourned the <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/09\/28\/world\/europe\/sycamore-gap-tree-uk.html?pgtype=Article&amp;action=click&amp;module=RelatedLinks\" title=\"\">destruction of the tree<\/a>, an icon that stood on Hadrian\u2019s Wall, which the occupying Roman army built in the second century.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The tree had long been a way marker and memory maker: a site of wedding proposals and remembrance ceremonies, a sentry in photos from one-in-a-lifetime family vacations, taped to fridges across the world. It also appeared in the 1991 film \u201cRobin Hood: Prince of Thieves.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-3\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">It was almost 200 years old when it was illegally cut down.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">In August, rangers spotted <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/08\/01\/world\/europe\/sycamore-gap-tree-sprouts.html\" title=\"\">a few sprouts near its base<\/a>, an unexpected sign of new life, and seeds and genetic material that scientists gathered from it last year have also <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nationaltrust.org.uk\/services\/media\/sycamore-gap---seedlings-press-release\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">started to grow<\/a>. The National Trust intends to give out <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nationaltrust.org.uk\/visit\/north-east\/hadrians-wall-and-housesteads-fort\/trees-of-hope\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">49 saplings<\/a> next year to spread the tree\u2019s legacy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">That number is intentional, according to Andrew Poad, the general manager of Hadrian\u2019s Wall, which is partly managed by the National Trust. The tree was 49 feet tall when it was felled. And the saplings will be about a foot tall when they are given to their recipients.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/04\/29\/world\/europe\/uk-trial-sycamore-gap-tree-plea.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two men used a chain saw to deliberately cut down the celebrated Sycamore Gap tree in the north of England<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":21728,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[6528,1157,949,6529,5141,2824,2823,6527,3374,474,4912],"class_list":["post-21727","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world","tag-cumbria-england","tag-england","tag-great-britain","tag-hadrians-wall-england","tag-historic-buildings-and-sites","tag-monuments-and-seashores","tag-national-parks","tag-national-trust-group-england","tag-trees-and-shrubs","tag-vandalism","tag-world-heritage-sites"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Felling of Sycamore Gap Tree Was \u2018Deliberate and Mindless,\u2019 Prosecutor Says - World News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/felling-of-sycamore-gap-tree-was-deliberate-and-mindless-prosecutor-says\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Felling of Sycamore Gap Tree Was \u2018Deliberate and Mindless,\u2019 Prosecutor Says - World News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Two men used a chain saw to deliberately cut down the celebrated Sycamore Gap tree in the north of England\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/felling-of-sycamore-gap-tree-was-deliberate-and-mindless-prosecutor-says\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"World News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-04-29T13:15:31+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2024\/12\/09\/world\/09uk-tree-NORTHUMBERLAND\/09uk-tree-NORTHUMBERLAND-facebookJumbo.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"News\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2024\/12\/09\/world\/09uk-tree-NORTHUMBERLAND\/09uk-tree-NORTHUMBERLAND-facebookJumbo.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"News\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/felling-of-sycamore-gap-tree-was-deliberate-and-mindless-prosecutor-says\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/felling-of-sycamore-gap-tree-was-deliberate-and-mindless-prosecutor-says\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"News\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/#\/schema\/person\/1d8ae7348e048cb7984f26b4dd818ff2\"},\"headline\":\"Felling of Sycamore Gap Tree Was \u2018Deliberate and Mindless,\u2019 Prosecutor Says\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-04-29T13:15:31+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-04-29T13:15:31+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/felling-of-sycamore-gap-tree-was-deliberate-and-mindless-prosecutor-says\/\"},\"wordCount\":638,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/felling-of-sycamore-gap-tree-was-deliberate-and-mindless-prosecutor-says\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2024\/12\/09\/world\/09uk-tree-NORTHUMBERLAND\/09uk-tree-NORTHUMBERLAND-facebookJumbo.jpg?w=1050&resize=1050,550&ssl=1\",\"keywords\":[\"Cumbria (England)\",\"England\",\"Great Britain\",\"Hadrian's Wall (England)\",\"Historic Buildings and Sites\",\"Monuments and Seashores\",\"National Parks\",\"National Trust Group (England)\",\"Trees and Shrubs\",\"Vandalism\",\"World Heritage Sites\"],\"articleSection\":[\"World\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/felling-of-sycamore-gap-tree-was-deliberate-and-mindless-prosecutor-says\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/felling-of-sycamore-gap-tree-was-deliberate-and-mindless-prosecutor-says\/\",\"name\":\"Felling of Sycamore Gap Tree Was \u2018Deliberate and Mindless,\u2019 Prosecutor Says - World News\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/felling-of-sycamore-gap-tree-was-deliberate-and-mindless-prosecutor-says\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/felling-of-sycamore-gap-tree-was-deliberate-and-mindless-prosecutor-says\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2024\/12\/09\/world\/09uk-tree-NORTHUMBERLAND\/09uk-tree-NORTHUMBERLAND-facebookJumbo.jpg?w=1050&resize=1050,550&ssl=1\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-04-29T13:15:31+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-04-29T13:15:31+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/felling-of-sycamore-gap-tree-was-deliberate-and-mindless-prosecutor-says\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/felling-of-sycamore-gap-tree-was-deliberate-and-mindless-prosecutor-says\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/felling-of-sycamore-gap-tree-was-deliberate-and-mindless-prosecutor-says\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2024\/12\/09\/world\/09uk-tree-NORTHUMBERLAND\/09uk-tree-NORTHUMBERLAND-facebookJumbo.jpg?w=1050&resize=1050,550&ssl=1\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2024\/12\/09\/world\/09uk-tree-NORTHUMBERLAND\/09uk-tree-NORTHUMBERLAND-facebookJumbo.jpg?w=1050&resize=1050,550&ssl=1\",\"width\":1050,\"height\":550},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/felling-of-sycamore-gap-tree-was-deliberate-and-mindless-prosecutor-says\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Felling of Sycamore Gap Tree Was \u2018Deliberate and Mindless,\u2019 Prosecutor Says\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/\",\"name\":\"World News\",\"description\":\"World News\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/#organization\",\"name\":\"World News\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/01\/cropped-download.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/01\/cropped-download.png\",\"width\":581,\"height\":581,\"caption\":\"World News\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/#\/schema\/person\/1d8ae7348e048cb7984f26b4dd818ff2\",\"name\":\"News\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/author\/admin\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Felling of Sycamore Gap Tree Was \u2018Deliberate and Mindless,\u2019 Prosecutor Says - World News","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/felling-of-sycamore-gap-tree-was-deliberate-and-mindless-prosecutor-says\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Felling of Sycamore Gap Tree Was \u2018Deliberate and Mindless,\u2019 Prosecutor Says - World News","og_description":"Two men used a chain saw to deliberately cut down the celebrated Sycamore Gap tree in the north of England","og_url":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/felling-of-sycamore-gap-tree-was-deliberate-and-mindless-prosecutor-says\/","og_site_name":"World News","article_published_time":"2025-04-29T13:15:31+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2024\/12\/09\/world\/09uk-tree-NORTHUMBERLAND\/09uk-tree-NORTHUMBERLAND-facebookJumbo.jpg","type":"","width":"","height":""}],"author":"News","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_image":"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2024\/12\/09\/world\/09uk-tree-NORTHUMBERLAND\/09uk-tree-NORTHUMBERLAND-facebookJumbo.jpg","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"News","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/felling-of-sycamore-gap-tree-was-deliberate-and-mindless-prosecutor-says\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/felling-of-sycamore-gap-tree-was-deliberate-and-mindless-prosecutor-says\/"},"author":{"name":"News","@id":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/#\/schema\/person\/1d8ae7348e048cb7984f26b4dd818ff2"},"headline":"Felling of Sycamore Gap Tree Was \u2018Deliberate and Mindless,\u2019 Prosecutor Says","datePublished":"2025-04-29T13:15:31+00:00","dateModified":"2025-04-29T13:15:31+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/felling-of-sycamore-gap-tree-was-deliberate-and-mindless-prosecutor-says\/"},"wordCount":638,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/felling-of-sycamore-gap-tree-was-deliberate-and-mindless-prosecutor-says\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2024\/12\/09\/world\/09uk-tree-NORTHUMBERLAND\/09uk-tree-NORTHUMBERLAND-facebookJumbo.jpg?w=1050&resize=1050,550&ssl=1","keywords":["Cumbria (England)","England","Great Britain","Hadrian's Wall (England)","Historic Buildings and Sites","Monuments and Seashores","National Parks","National Trust Group (England)","Trees and Shrubs","Vandalism","World Heritage Sites"],"articleSection":["World"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/felling-of-sycamore-gap-tree-was-deliberate-and-mindless-prosecutor-says\/","url":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/felling-of-sycamore-gap-tree-was-deliberate-and-mindless-prosecutor-says\/","name":"Felling of Sycamore Gap Tree Was \u2018Deliberate and Mindless,\u2019 Prosecutor Says - World News","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/felling-of-sycamore-gap-tree-was-deliberate-and-mindless-prosecutor-says\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/felling-of-sycamore-gap-tree-was-deliberate-and-mindless-prosecutor-says\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2024\/12\/09\/world\/09uk-tree-NORTHUMBERLAND\/09uk-tree-NORTHUMBERLAND-facebookJumbo.jpg?w=1050&resize=1050,550&ssl=1","datePublished":"2025-04-29T13:15:31+00:00","dateModified":"2025-04-29T13:15:31+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/felling-of-sycamore-gap-tree-was-deliberate-and-mindless-prosecutor-says\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/felling-of-sycamore-gap-tree-was-deliberate-and-mindless-prosecutor-says\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/felling-of-sycamore-gap-tree-was-deliberate-and-mindless-prosecutor-says\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2024\/12\/09\/world\/09uk-tree-NORTHUMBERLAND\/09uk-tree-NORTHUMBERLAND-facebookJumbo.jpg?w=1050&resize=1050,550&ssl=1","contentUrl":"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2024\/12\/09\/world\/09uk-tree-NORTHUMBERLAND\/09uk-tree-NORTHUMBERLAND-facebookJumbo.jpg?w=1050&resize=1050,550&ssl=1","width":1050,"height":550},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/felling-of-sycamore-gap-tree-was-deliberate-and-mindless-prosecutor-says\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Felling of Sycamore Gap Tree Was \u2018Deliberate and Mindless,\u2019 Prosecutor Says"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/#website","url":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/","name":"World News","description":"World News","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/#organization","name":"World News","url":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/01\/cropped-download.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/01\/cropped-download.png","width":581,"height":581,"caption":"World News"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/#\/schema\/person\/1d8ae7348e048cb7984f26b4dd818ff2","name":"News","url":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/author\/admin\/"}]}},"magazineBlocksPostFeaturedMedia":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2024\/12\/09\/world\/09uk-tree-NORTHUMBERLAND\/09uk-tree-NORTHUMBERLAND-facebookJumbo.jpg?w=150&resize=150,150&ssl=1","medium":"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2024\/12\/09\/world\/09uk-tree-NORTHUMBERLAND\/09uk-tree-NORTHUMBERLAND-facebookJumbo.jpg?w=300&resize=300,300&ssl=1","medium_large":"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2024\/12\/09\/world\/09uk-tree-NORTHUMBERLAND\/09uk-tree-NORTHUMBERLAND-facebookJumbo.jpg?w=768&resize=768,0&ssl=1","large":"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2024\/12\/09\/world\/09uk-tree-NORTHUMBERLAND\/09uk-tree-NORTHUMBERLAND-facebookJumbo.jpg?w=1024&resize=1024,1024&ssl=1","1536x1536":"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2024\/12\/09\/world\/09uk-tree-NORTHUMBERLAND\/09uk-tree-NORTHUMBERLAND-facebookJumbo.jpg?w=1536&resize=1536,1536&ssl=1","2048x2048":"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2024\/12\/09\/world\/09uk-tree-NORTHUMBERLAND\/09uk-tree-NORTHUMBERLAND-facebookJumbo.jpg?w=2048&resize=2048,2048&ssl=1","colormag-highlighted-post":"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2024\/12\/09\/world\/09uk-tree-NORTHUMBERLAND\/09uk-tree-NORTHUMBERLAND-facebookJumbo.jpg?w=392&resize=392,272&ssl=1","colormag-featured-post-medium":"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2024\/12\/09\/world\/09uk-tree-NORTHUMBERLAND\/09uk-tree-NORTHUMBERLAND-facebookJumbo.jpg?w=390&resize=390,205&ssl=1","colormag-featured-post-small":"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2024\/12\/09\/world\/09uk-tree-NORTHUMBERLAND\/09uk-tree-NORTHUMBERLAND-facebookJumbo.jpg?w=130&resize=130,90&ssl=1","colormag-featured-image":"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2024\/12\/09\/world\/09uk-tree-NORTHUMBERLAND\/09uk-tree-NORTHUMBERLAND-facebookJumbo.jpg?w=800&resize=800,445&ssl=1","colormag-default-news":"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2024\/12\/09\/world\/09uk-tree-NORTHUMBERLAND\/09uk-tree-NORTHUMBERLAND-facebookJumbo.jpg?w=150&resize=150,150&ssl=1","colormag-featured-image-large":"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2024\/12\/09\/world\/09uk-tree-NORTHUMBERLAND\/09uk-tree-NORTHUMBERLAND-facebookJumbo.jpg?w=1400&resize=1400,600&ssl=1","colormag-elementor-block-extra-large-thumbnail":"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2024\/12\/09\/world\/09uk-tree-NORTHUMBERLAND\/09uk-tree-NORTHUMBERLAND-facebookJumbo.jpg?w=1155&resize=1155,480&ssl=1","colormag-elementor-grid-large-thumbnail":"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2024\/12\/09\/world\/09uk-tree-NORTHUMBERLAND\/09uk-tree-NORTHUMBERLAND-facebookJumbo.jpg?w=600&resize=600,417&ssl=1","colormag-elementor-grid-small-thumbnail":"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2024\/12\/09\/world\/09uk-tree-NORTHUMBERLAND\/09uk-tree-NORTHUMBERLAND-facebookJumbo.jpg?w=285&resize=285,450&ssl=1","colormag-elementor-grid-medium-large-thumbnail":"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2024\/12\/09\/world\/09uk-tree-NORTHUMBERLAND\/09uk-tree-NORTHUMBERLAND-facebookJumbo.jpg?w=575&resize=575,198&ssl=1"},"magazineBlocksPostAuthor":{"name":"News","avatar":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e85cf08852547781a5f631f3713dbb5197ed4b54e32ae19c7d5769b8c8504897?s=96&d=mm&r=g"},"magazineBlocksPostCommentsNumber":false,"magazineBlocksPostExcerpt":"Two men used a chain saw to deliberately cut down the celebrated Sycamore Gap tree in the north of England","magazineBlocksPostCategories":["World"],"magazineBlocksPostViewCount":71,"magazineBlocksPostReadTime":4,"magazine_blocks_featured_image_url":{"full":["https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2024\/12\/09\/world\/09uk-tree-NORTHUMBERLAND\/09uk-tree-NORTHUMBERLAND-facebookJumbo.jpg?w=1050&resize=1050,550&ssl=1",1050,550,false],"medium":["https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2024\/12\/09\/world\/09uk-tree-NORTHUMBERLAND\/09uk-tree-NORTHUMBERLAND-facebookJumbo.jpg?w=300&resize=300,300&ssl=1",300,300,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2024\/12\/09\/world\/09uk-tree-NORTHUMBERLAND\/09uk-tree-NORTHUMBERLAND-facebookJumbo.jpg?w=150&resize=150,150&ssl=1",150,150,false]},"magazine_blocks_author":{"display_name":"News","author_link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/author\/admin\/"},"magazine_blocks_comment":0,"magazine_blocks_author_image":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e85cf08852547781a5f631f3713dbb5197ed4b54e32ae19c7d5769b8c8504897?s=96&d=mm&r=g","magazine_blocks_category":"<a href=\"#\" class=\"category-link category-link-35\">World<\/a>","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21727","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21727"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21727\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21728"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21727"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21727"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21727"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}