Sycamore Gap probe: Police arrest man in his 60s after world famous tree cut down
manchestereveningnews.co.ukPolice have arrested a man in his 60s in connection with the 'senseless destruction' of a world famous tree. It is the second arrest officers have made after the Sycamore Gap tree in Northumberland was felled overnight between Wednesday and Thursday this week.
Detectives have described it as a 'deliberate act of vandalism'. The tree, which is next to Hadrian's Wall and is believed to have been around 300 years old, was made famous in a key scene in Kevin Costner’s 1991 film Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves.
It is among the UK’s most photographed trees. A 16-year-old boy was previously arrested on suspicion of criminal damage in connection with the incident.
He has since been bailed pending further enquiries. Northumbria Police said a man in his 60s was arrested on Friday evening and is in custody being questioned by officers. READ MORE: Schoolgirl, 15, who died in horror motorway bus crash named and pictured READ MORE: The top stories across the M.E.N.
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