内容摘要：The prosecutor said both men had told lies as, having seen the furore they caused, they did not have the courage to admit what they had done.

The prosecutor said both men had told lies as, having seen the furore they caused, they did not have the courage to admit what they had done.

Sussex Police has been contacted for comment.Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey has said he is "minded" to vote against an upcoming bill to legalise assisted dying.

MPs are due to debate proposals to give terminally ill people in England and Wales the right to choose to end their life.The bill was introduced by Labour MP Kim Leadbeater after the prime minister said he would allow a free vote - meaning Labour MPs can choose based on their own conscience rather than having to follow the party line.The issue has split Parliament, with MPs divided by ethics and practical concerns.

Sir Ed - who is also giving his MPs a free vote - warned that elderly and disabled people might feel pressured to end their lives if they felt like a "burden”.Sir Ed said he was "open-minded" and would listen to the debate, but added he was "very minded" to vote against.

The Kingston and Surbiton MP said he was concerned about the “psychological impact” of legalised assisted dying on elderly and disabled people, largely because of his own mother's battle with bone cancer.

Sir Ed told reporters he administered morphine to his mother to help her deal with the pain of her condition towards the end of her life.Both men deny any involvement at all with the felling and claim they were each at their respective homes all night.

and took his car to get to the scene, whileand his co-accused was lying.

In his closing speech, prosecutor Richard Wright KC said the "two-man team" and "odd couple" had seen it as "just a tree" and "they must have thought that this was a bit of a laugh".But, he said, they had not appreciated the public's outrage at the destruction of "something so beautiful for no good reason".