Prosecutors said the men had committed the “act of deliberate and mindless criminal damage” together and filmed it on a cellphone.

Two men have been convicted of cutting down the beloved Sycamore Gap tree in northern England. A Newcastle Crown Court jury on Friday found Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers guilty of two counts each of criminal damage.

Two men were found guilty on Friday of cutting down Britain's 'Sycamore Gap' tree two years ago, felling the much-loved landmark whose dramatic silhouette had featured in a Hollywood movie in what prosecutors described as a "moronic mission".