Sycamore Gap trial stay: Video filmed by defendant exhibits tree being chopped down, prosecutors inform court docket | EUROtoday

The jury is now being given extra data on the what was discovered on Daniel Graham’s telephone.

Graham, together with Adam Carruthers, are accused of felling the Sycamore Gap tree.

Police analyst Amy Sutherland tells the jury that Graham’s telephone confirmed quite a few Google searches for an earlier suspect within the police investigation who was later launched with no additional motion.

She stated that between October 3 and October 5 searches have been made on Graham’s telephone for “Water Renwick” and “Walter Renwick Plankey Mill”.

Mr Renwick was arrested on September 29 2023 however was later instructed he would face no additional motion.

Following an adjournment for lunch, the trial is again underway with coverage analyst Amy Sutherland giving proof.

Following the felling of the tree, the court docket heard how Daniel Graham despatched a voicenote to Adam Carruthers utilizing his nickname, saying: “Jeffrey, it’s gone viral, it’s gone worldwide, it will be on ITV News tonight.”

Later, Graham despatched one other message saying: “Jeffrey, it’s on f****** Sky News as we speak.”

Carruthers despatched Graham a video of the Sky News channel’s rolling information banner.

Now we’re listening to extra on the messages shared between the defendants the day after the Sycamore Gap tree got here down on the evening of September 27, 2023.

The jury is instructed by police analyst Amy Sutherland that in a single message Graham stated to Carruthers: “Not a bad angle on that stump”, including: “That’s clearly a professional.”

One screenshot despatched by Carruthers to Graham confirmed Facebook feedback with a circle round one which stated: “Judging by the quality of the cut and size of tree I would say whoever it was has knowledge of how to fell large trees.”

Another video has now been proven to jurors, this time a CCTV clip taken from the Twice Brewed Inn near the Sycamore Gap.

It exhibits car headlights coming from Steel Rigg automotive park, usually utilized by folks visiting the Sycamore Gap tree, at 12.58am on September 28.

Police analyst Amy Sutherland has additionally stated that Daniel Graham’s telephone linked to the community at 1.29am after being indifferent at 11.41pm.

Jurors at Newcastle Crown Court are then proven photographs of a chainsaw and a chunk of wooden taken at round 2am, with metadata exhibiting they have been taken at Graham’s house.

Yesterday, it was prosecutor Richard Wright stated it was probably the piece of wooden was the wedge from slicing the tree, and it may have been stored as a trophy.

Footage performed to the jury of the Sycamore Gap tree allegedly being felled has been launched to the media.

You can learn our full report on the video right here:

The video clip lasts two minutes and 40 seconds and recovered from Graham’s telephone was performed to Newcastle Crown Court twice.

Once exhibiting the darkish, uncooked footage, and a second time after it had been enhanced by a police specialist.

In the improved black and white model, with audio of wind blowing and a chainsaw buzzing, a determine can been seen working on the trunk of the tree, earlier than it lastly crashes to the bottom.

Richard Wright KC, prosecuting, stated the unique video was enhanced by altering the distinction, placing a border across the body and brightening the movie “so it could be seen more clearly”.

Analyst Amy Sutherland launched a video to jurors at Newcastle Crown Court which apparently exhibits the felling of the Sycamore Gap tree.

She stated it was taken from a telephone which was taken from Daniel Graham’s jacket pocket, and was two minutes and 40 seconds lengthy.

She stated it was “in darkness” however that “sounds of a chainsaw” might be heard.

Ms Sutherland instructed the court docket the video was within the downloads on Graham’s telephone and she or he had been in a position to get the coordinates of the place it was filmed from the metadata. She stated the coordinates have been for Sycamore Gap.

Evidence from ANPR cameras is now being introduced to the jury with police analyst Amy Sutherland taking the jury by the timeline of occasions.

She first particulars a Facebook Messenger dialog between Adam Carruthers and his companion between 9.10pm and 9.30pm through which she sends him an image of their sleeping little one, which prosecutors say exhibits he was not at house together with his household. She additionally later asks him if he locked the gate.

Ms Sutherland confirms cell web site information and ANPR cameras on the A689 then exhibits Daniel Graham’s telephone and Range Rover have been transferring eastwards from Carlisle in direction of Brampton that evening.

The car was then picked up by the identical cameras travelling again in direction of Carlisle at 1.13am and 1.18am on September 28.

Jurors have been proven CCTV footage from a digicam on the Twice Brewed Inn which captured car headlights making a left flip in direction of the Steel Rigg automotive park, which is utilized by guests to Sycamore Gap, at 11.55pm.

A press release now from National Trust basic supervisor Andrew Poad, who stated the wall and the tree belonged to the belief, and no-one had been authorised to break both of them.

He stated it was believed that the tree was planted within the 1800s by earlier landowner, John Clayton, “to be a feature in the landscape”.

Mr Poad stated the National Trust purchased the location in 1942.