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Escaped Pentonville prisoner Matthew Baker arrested | |
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One of two men who escaped from London's Pentonville prison on Monday has been recaptured, police have said. | 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 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. |
Police have renewed an 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 the name "Tracy" tattooed on his torso. Police advised 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 and was due to be sentenced on Friday. | |
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. |
It is understood he and Whitlock used diamond-edged cutting equipment to break cell bars before scaling the perimeter wall of Pentonville Prison. | |
In the days after his conviction, Baker warned his enemies they would "meet again one day", according to reports in the Sun newspaper. | |
The post on his Facebook profile read: "Let's get one thing straight to anyone who wants to say anythink behind my back. | |
"I know your names n where yous live n believe me we'll meet again one day n i dont forget nothinc just remember that yous know who yous are." | |
Baker and Whitlock's escape from G wing of the Victorian category B prison was discovered when officers carrying out checks found two pillows made to look like bodies in the prisoners' beds. |