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Police arrest Pentonville prison escapee Matthew Baker and warn the public not to approach James Anthony Whitlock after pair used ‘diamond-cutters’ and left pillows in beds to fool guards

ONE of two lags who escaped from jail at the weekend after they left dummies in their beds to fool guards was arrested last night.

Matthew Baker, 28, was today being held at a North London police station after being detained at an address in Ilford, East London.

Violent escaped con Matthew Baker posted threats to a public Facebook page from prison using a smuggled phone in the days before his escape
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Violent escaped con Matthew Baker posted threats to a public Facebook page from prison using a smuggled phone in the days before his escape
Cops are also hunting James Anthony Whitlock, who escaped with Baker to a getaway car waiting outside
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Cops are also hunting James Anthony Whitlock, who escaped with Baker to a getaway car waiting outsideCredit: PA:Press Association

A woman, 21, and a 33-year-old man were also nicked.

The 28-year-old Baker fled his cell on Sunday as he awaited sentencing for an attempted murder conviction.

James Whitlock, 31, who escaped with Baker from Pentonville jail, was still at large.

Baker also posted snaps of his muscular bod from prison while he was waiting to be sentenced for attempted murder
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Baker also posted snaps of his muscular bod from prison while he was waiting to be sentenced for attempted murder
The violent convicted attempted murderer was awaiting sentencing at HMP Pentonville
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The violent convicted attempted murderer was awaiting sentencing at HMP PentonvilleCredit: PA

The Met’s Flying Squad and Homicide and Major Crime Command are helping with the investigation.

Whitlock was in jail after being charged with conspiracy to burgle, namely 19 offences of theft from ATMs at various locations in the south-east of England between December 2015 and August 2016.

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Police warn public not to approach Pentonville prison escapees after pair used 'diamond-cutters' and left pillows in their beds to fool guards

The pair stuffed their beds with pillows to make it look like they were sleeping, then cut through bars and scaled a wall using tied-together bedsheets
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The pair stuffed their beds with pillows to make it look like they were sleeping, then cut through bars and scaled a wall using tied-together bedsheetsCredit: PA:Press Association

Detectives warned the public to dial 999 and stay away from him if they spot him and described as a white man of slim build and has the word “Tracy” tattooed on his torso.

The pair broke out of their G Wing cell at Pentonville at 10.40pm on Sunday after stuffing their bunk beds with pillows to convince officers they were asleep - and the alarm wasn’t raised until Monday morning.

They’d cut through bars with a diamond-tipped saw, dropped on to a flat roof and scaled the 25ft perimeter wall using tied-together bedsheets.

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