I do not understand WHY someone would do that.
Based on the picture, it was the only tree along that section of the wall. What would be the motivation to cut it down?
No description of the perp, so my bet is the answer would be obvious if it were revealed.
Social media credit from the anti everythings.
I recall reading an article about young kid’s brains. (Although it was younger than 16 iirc). But younger kids do stuff and really don’t think about it. Although I imagine much of it is just to see the reaction that they will get. (Like little Johnny pulling on Susie’s pony tail).
16 years old? I wonder if he rode his bike or scooter on that trail and the tree was in his way and he hid the handle bars all the time? Probably not, but...
Some teen boys are just plain destructive assholes. My brother was one. He would delight in breaking other peoples stuff.....................
The motivation is to destroy things that give pleasure to other people. The POS who did it probably thought (and still thinks) it’s funny. I’m sure he’ll get a stern talking to if found guilty. After all it’s not like he did something serious like video Muslims raping a woman. This reminds me of the three rock throwers in Colorado who killed a woman. One of them “liked to cause chaos”. Unlike the UK there is a reasonable chance in Colorado they will get some serious jail time.
A TikTok video and some likes?
Maybe he’s a fan of Bill Gates