Sycamore Gap suspect claims he was ‘fixed up’ as part of a feud

Daniel Graham told police he thought he was being ‘fixed up’ and mentioned a ‘fake profile’ and a ‘p**ey down the road’ when asked with whom he was in dispute (Picture: North News/PA)

One of two former pals accused of chopping down the famous Sycamore Gap tree at Hadrian’s Wall claimed he was being framed for the crime by someone ‘stirring the pot’.

Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers are said to have driven 40 minutes to the Northumberland beauty spot to carry out the ‘mindless act of...