Alternative (and a bit far-fetched) theory, let's imagine a defense that could save him:
"Dumb but not malicious"
The kid was trying to get pocket money, and he was tasked to cut down the tree.
He thought it was a legitimate job, so he took down the tree.
This is also why he used professional tools like a chainsaw.
Unfortunately, we cannot identify the requester
+ the kid had no way to verify the Tree Preservation Order because of technical issues;
(the website with the TPO actually yields an error "This request was blocked by our security service (Imperva)" / "Page not found", depending on the dataset you pick)
"Dumb but not malicious"
The kid was trying to get pocket money, and he was tasked to cut down the tree.
He thought it was a legitimate job, so he took down the tree.
This is also why he used professional tools like a chainsaw.
Unfortunately, we cannot identify the requester + the kid had no way to verify the Tree Preservation Order because of technical issues;
(the website with the TPO actually yields an error "This request was blocked by our security service (Imperva)" / "Page not found", depending on the dataset you pick)