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| Suspected Heathrow warehouse armed robber Peter Blake has handed himself in to police at court after going on the run from his trial in London. | Suspected Heathrow warehouse armed robber Peter Blake has handed himself in to police at court after going on the run from his trial in London. |
| Mr Blake left the Royal Courts of Justice to consult lawyers last Wednesday afternoon and did not return. | Mr Blake left the Royal Courts of Justice to consult lawyers last Wednesday afternoon and did not return. |
| The 57-year-old is one of four men standing trial over a £1.75m armed robbery at Heathrow Airport in 2004. | The 57-year-old is one of four men standing trial over a £1.75m armed robbery at Heathrow Airport in 2004. |
| It is the first crown court criminal trial without a jury in England and Wales for more than 350 years. | It is the first crown court criminal trial without a jury in England and Wales for more than 350 years. |
| 'Horrible week' | |
| A Metropolitan Police spokesman said: "Peter Blake, 57, has been arrested after he handed himself in at the Royal Courts of Justice today, Tuesday 23 February. | A Metropolitan Police spokesman said: "Peter Blake, 57, has been arrested after he handed himself in at the Royal Courts of Justice today, Tuesday 23 February. |
| "He is currently in custody and will appear before the judge in due course." | "He is currently in custody and will appear before the judge in due course." |
| A relative, who said he was he was one of the guarantors of Mr Blake's bail, said it had been "a horrible week for the family". | |
| Mr Blake, from Notting Hill, west London, has been on bail since August 2007, with a £260,000 bond. | |
| Mr Blake, John Twomey, Barry Hibberd and Glen Cameron are being tried by Mr Justice Treacy. All four deny a series of charges including robbery and firearm possession. | Mr Blake, John Twomey, Barry Hibberd and Glen Cameron are being tried by Mr Justice Treacy. All four deny a series of charges including robbery and firearm possession. |
| After he went on the run a spokesman for the Judicial Communications Office said: "Mr Blake has complied with bail conditions throughout the two-and-a-half years. | After he went on the run a spokesman for the Judicial Communications Office said: "Mr Blake has complied with bail conditions throughout the two-and-a-half years. |
| "He left the court building having been permitted to consult his legal team." | "He left the court building having been permitted to consult his legal team." |