Prison break suspect in court

Islington

One of the two prisoners accused of escaping from Pentonville by placing dummies in their beds in a daring Alcatraz-style break-out have appeared in court. Matthew Baker, 28, allegedly escaped from prison with James Whitlock, 31, by fooling guards by with blankets and pillows made to look as if they were still in bed overnight on 7 November. Baker is charged with escape from prison ‘by removing an iron bar and wire netting from the window of the cell.’ He…

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