Ahead of Channel 4's latest documentary about the 2023 Sycamore Gap tree felling, a detective on the case addresses the case - including unanswered question around motive

Detective Inspector Calum Meikle has investigated murders, major thefts and other serious crimes during his career - but admits that the Sycamore Gap tree felling was unlike anything he’s worked on before.

Channel 4 is exploring the outrage and investigation around the Northumberland landmark being cut down in 2023 in its latest documentary. Speaking to detectives involved - including DI Meikle - the two-part series looks at how police caught the two culprits, who were eventually sentenced to over four years in prison.

“It’s something that split communities and split opinion,” Calum tells The Mirror . “People ei

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