news Famous Sycamore Gap Tree chopped down after 200 years, 16 year old arrested

[Gwendolyn]

A 16-year-old boy has been arrested after one of the most photographed trees in the country was cut down.

 

The tree at Sycamore Gap, next to Hadrian's Wall, was made famous when it appeared in the 1991 Kevin Costner film Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves.

The 16-year-old boy is being held in police custody and is said to be assisting officers with their enquiries.

 

Superintendent Kevin Waring, of Northumbria Police, said: "This is a world-renowned landmark and the events of today have caused significant shock, sadness and anger throughout the local community and beyond.

 

File photo dated 31/07/13 of Sycamore Gap
People look at the tree at Sycamore Gap, next to Hadrian's Wall, in Northumberland which has come down overnight after being "deliberately felled," the Northumberland National Park Authority has said. Picture date: Thursday September 28, 2023.

"Given our investigation remains at a very early stage, we are keeping an open mind.

 

"I am appealing to the public for information to assist us - if you have seen or heard anything suspicious that may be of interest to us, please let us know."

The Northumberland national park authority said: "[We] can confirm that sadly, the famous tree at Sycamore Gap has come down overnight.

Edited September 30, 2023 by Gwendolyn

[shookspeare]

can they glue it back on?

[popmusicisdead]

chop the little bastard's neck off 

[Illuminati]

Lana won't be pushing Cherry Blossom high on her sycamore tree anymore

[fememeist]

electric chair

[Duanielipa]

In all seriousness surely they can just attach it back on because the top half is still there. Just use metal poles or something to hold it in place

[Pheromosa]

It’ll reattach

#survivor 

[ZIVERT]

It’ll grow back

[truthteller]

 

this is EVIL 

Edited September 30, 2023 by truthteller

[Trent W]

Damn this is really evil

 

That kid deserves 20+ years in prison and his life ruined

 

Maybe that will teach people his age not to do mess with nature like that

[Vixen Eyes]

******* WHY chop it down?

[Karla Cabello]

electric chair.

a life for a life

[DougAF]

The amount of people trying to write off the kids actions as a young kid’s mistake and that he shouldn’t be chastised for the rest of his life. Do you know how psychotic you have to be in the head to go chop down a tree in the middle of the night? He absolutely deserves to be shunned because he had so much time to rethink his choices before he made them. 
 

[Cain]

Not a whole tree  jail

[What_A_Mess]

Electric chair

[Gorjesspazze9]

Who does this?

 

[Domination]

I mean it’s not the end of the world but doing things like this is a huge sign of anti-social behavior and this kid should be evaluated.

[magazine]

wtf 

 

you know the line:

 

[Blade Runner]

Ruin his ******* life. 

[Jynx]

Wtf? All by himself? & what did the tree do? 
Such a waste on all fronts.

Edited September 30, 2023 by Jynx

[Danny789]

It’s just a tree and he should only get whatever the charge is for chopping a tree down that isn’t yours. 

[Trent W]

28 minutes ago, Domination said:

I mean it’s not the end of the world but doing things like this is a huge sign of anti-social behavior and this kid should be evaluated.

But imo it is alarming

 

It’s like a kid that kills pets, sooner or later they will become a rapist or murderer, they are a danger to everyone alive

 

And if by 16 you don’t know what’s right or wrong there’s not much you can do anymore.

 

Jail and life ruined tbh, he ended an entity with 200 years of life

 

That’s soo soo ****** up

[Onyxmage]

Yes one random idiot teens represents this “new generation.” Okay Grandpa. 

[Onyxmage]

11 minutes ago, Trent W said:

But imo it is alarming

 

It’s like a kid that kills pets, sooner or later they will become a rapist or murderer, they are a danger to everyone alive

 

And if by 16 you don’t know what’s right or wrong there’s not much you can do anymore.

 

Jail and life ruined tbh, he ended an entity with 200 years of life

 

That’s soo soo ****** up

Teens do stupid things all the time.  You think him doing this at 16 makes him some kind of lost cause?  

Edited September 30, 2023 by Onyxmage

[nostalgic]

Firing squad!