Four years in prison for cutting down a tree
The Sycamore Gap tree was regularly photographed by visitors to Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland. Source: Getty / Owen Humphreys/PA/Alamy
Two men were sentenced to more than four years in prison each for felling the well-known Sycamore Gap tree in Great Britain. The tree is a popular and world-famous landmark whose dramatic silhouette even starred in a Hollywood movie. He is said to have been an estimated 200 years old. Reactions to the verdict are mixed.
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