Hours after a 16-year-old was freed on bail, Northumbria Police said a man in his 60s was arrested and is being questioned in custody.
“The senseless destruction of what is undoubtedly a world-renowned landmark, and a local treasure, has quite rightly resulted in an outpouring of shock, horror and anger throughout the North East and further afield," Detective Chief Inspector Rebecca Fenney-Menzies said.British police on Friday made their second arrest over the cutting down of a 300-year-old tree.
Why anyone would want to cut down one of England’s most iconic trees has left people across the UK baffled and angry.Robert Macfarlane, a renowned nature writer, said he was “sick to the core” to hear the news about the tree, which was “known and loved by millions.” Macfarlane said he was buoyed by the widespread disgust that followed news of the tree's felling and suggested that a new forest be planted in its honour.
The tree was one of the main landmarks along Hadrian’s Wall, a UNESCO World Heritage Site built nearly 2,000 years ago when Britain was part of the Roman Empire to guard its northwestern frontier.
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