In pictures: Tony Martin

1 of 13 Tony Martin (centre) on a family holiday in North Norfolk.

2 of 13 Martin is reported to be nostalgic about his childhood on the family farm in Norfolk.

3 of 13 A sketch of the then-debonair Tony Martin in his mid-20s.

4 of 13 Tony Martin going into court during his appeal against his murder conviction for killing Fred Barras.

5 of 13 Tony Martin insists he will return to remote Bleak House, Emneth Hungate, which was left to him by an uncle.

6 of 13 A 31-year-old Rover 2000 is still parked outside the double garage at Bleak House.

7 of 13 Pet peacocks still roam the grounds of Bleak House. One hen has just hatched five young.

8 of 13 An aerial view of the farm. Martin's boarded-up house is hidden by trees.

9 of 13 Teenage burglar Fred Barras died at the farm and his accomplice Brendan Fearon was shot in August 1999.

10 of 13 The living room at Bleak House shortly after Tony Martin shot the two intruders.

11 of 13 Martin, worried about burglars, had removed some of the treads in the staircase at the farmhouse.

12 of 13 Brendan Fearon, who is suing Martin for damages. His early release from a jail sentence for drug dealing has sparked outcry.

13 of 13 Security lights were put up last week in preparation for Martin's much-heralded return to Bleak House.