Suspects in an investigation into alleged homophobic assaults that occurred around the time of the two men’s notorious act of felling the Sycamore Gap tree were the two men found guilty.
Adam Carruthers, 32, of Wigton, and Daniel Graham, 39, of Carlisle, were convicted last week of felling the famous tree near Hadrian’s Wall on September 27, 2023.
At a Cumbrian layby that is frequently visited by males looking for sex, a man claimed being verbally abused and covered in icing sugar by two individuals nine days prior.
More than a year later, the CPS dropped the investigation, but emails obtained by the media show that officers had compiled a file on Graham and Carruthers for prosecutors.
