Matthew Baker was convicted last month of attempted murder after stabbing a man 25 times with a broken glass Metropolitan Police/PA WireAn attempted murderer who escaped from Pentonville prison in north London has been recaptured after three days on the run. Matthew Baker, 28, was arrested last night at an address in Ilford, about ten miles from the jail he escaped from with another inmate on Sunday. A woman aged 21 and a man aged 33 were also detained and taken to a police station for questioning, Scotland Yard said. Police are still hunting for James Whitlock, who was on remand accused of a series of thefts when he escaped Metropolitan Police/PA WireThe second fugitive, James Whitlock, 31, remains at large. Baker was being held at the Victorian prison awaiting sentencing for stabbing a man in Dagenham, east London.

Source: The Times November 10, 2016 09:01 UTC