Daniel Graham, 39, (left) and Adam Carruthers, 32, (Image: PA)

"I've got nothing to hide, there won't be anything on my phone". That's what Sycamore Gap convict Daniel Graham told detectives after handing over his device and its PIN number while under arrest for cutting down the famed tree.

Yet within minutes, Det Cons Kim Read had found the shocking video of Northumberland's beloved landmark being scythed down in the dead of night. And she hadn't had to work anywhere near as hard as she normally would to uncover it, as Graham still had it in his camera roll.

The video was a crucial piece of evidence in bringing Graham and his accomplice Adam Carruthers to justice for their infamous crime. Speaking of her role in the investigation for the first time, Det Cons Read revealed that

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