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| Escaped Pentonville prisoner arrested | Escaped Pentonville prisoner arrested |
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| One of two men who escaped from London's Pentonville prison on Monday has been recaptured, police have said. | |
| Matthew Baker, 28, was arrested at an address in Ilford, north-east London, on Wednesday night and is being held in Metropolitan Police custody. | |
| A 21-year-old woman and a man aged 33 were also arrested. | A 21-year-old woman and a man aged 33 were also arrested. |
| Baker was awaiting sentencing for attempted murder when he broke through cell bars at the north London prison with fellow inmate, James Whitlock, 31. | Baker was awaiting sentencing for attempted murder when he broke through cell bars at the north London prison with fellow inmate, James Whitlock, 31. |
| The Met has renewed its appeal for information about Whitlock, who remains at large. | The Met has renewed its appeal for information about Whitlock, who remains at large. |
| He had been on remand charged with conspiracy to steal from 19 cash machines across south-east England between last December and August. | He had been on remand charged with conspiracy to steal from 19 cash machines across south-east England between last December and August. |
| He is described as of a slim build and has "Tracy" tattooed on his torso. Police advise the public not to approach him. | He is described as of a slim build and has "Tracy" tattooed on his torso. Police advise the public not to approach him. |
| The man and woman arrested with Baker were taken to a police station in east London, where they remain in police custody, the Met said. | The man and woman arrested with Baker were taken to a police station in east London, where they remain in police custody, the Met said. |
| Baker was convicted on 4 October of the attempted murder of a man at a flat in Dagenham last year, following a trial at Snaresbrook Crown Court. | Baker was convicted on 4 October of the attempted murder of a man at a flat in Dagenham last year, following a trial at Snaresbrook Crown Court. |
| He was found not guilty of making threats to kill against a woman who witnessed the attack. | He was found not guilty of making threats to kill against a woman who witnessed the attack. |
| He was due to be sentenced on 11 November but it is understood he and Whitlock used diamond-edged cutting equipment to break cell bars before scaling the perimeter wall of Pentonville prison. | He was due to be sentenced on 11 November but it is understood he and Whitlock used diamond-edged cutting equipment to break cell bars before scaling the perimeter wall of Pentonville prison. |
| The escape was discovered when officers carrying out checks found two pillows made to look like bodies in the prisoners' beds. | The escape was discovered when officers carrying out checks found two pillows made to look like bodies in the prisoners' beds. |
| Baker and Whitlock had been on G wing, the same wing where 21-year-old prisoner Jamal Mahmoud was fatally stabbed last month. | Baker and Whitlock had been on G wing, the same wing where 21-year-old prisoner Jamal Mahmoud was fatally stabbed last month. |