TWO men deny robbing a pizza delivery man and a taxi driver at knife point, claiming they have been ‘framed.’

Daniel Martin, 29, and Tommy Lee Jauncey, 21, denied involvement in the robberies at their trial at Worcester Crown Court Court yesterday.

The prosecution say it was Martin and Jauncey wearing ski masks who robbed Papa John’s delivery driver Daniel McLaren in an alleyway in Warndon, Worcester on February 19 this year.

A wallet, keys, pizza delivery pouch and Samsung mobile phone were stolen.

The men also deny robbing taxi driver Mohammed Jehengir on February 21 this year, stealing his phone, cash and a CCTV camera.

Jauncey alone denies threatening to kill Kathleen Biddle, threatening to burn her house down and criminal damage to her garden fence on March 10 this year.

Miss Biddle, who gave evidence behind a screen, claimed she heard the defendants, both known to her, confessing to the robberies and saw Mr McLaren’s wallet in Martin’s hand, including his donor and ID cards.

However, the defence argues Miss Biddle dislikes Jauncey, knows who is really responsible for the robberies and has set out to ‘frame’ Martin and Jauncey.

John Brotherton, prosecuting, said Papa John’s in the Bull Ring, Worcester, received an order for two all meats pizzas and a bottle of Pepsi to an address at Brookthorpe Close in Warndon.

Mr McLaren was confronted in an alleyway by a man in a ski mask who held a knife to his neck, demanding cash.

The prosecution say this man was Martin and that a second man who came later, also wearing a ski mask and also holding his knife to the delivery driver’s throat, was Jauncey.

After the robbery the pizza delivery driver called at the address given for the order but the man living there said he had not ordered a pizza.

The robbery against the taxi driver happened after Mr Jehengir, working for Drive Taxi App, received a booking from Chedworth Close, Warndon, Worcester to Tesco.

The prosecution say Martin robbed the taxi driver while Jauncey hid in a bush nearby.

The taxi driver picked out Martin at a police identity parade.

He said Martin held a screwdriver to his neck and, while bending over, a foot long knife fell out of Martin’s pocket.

The driver said Martin had demanded ‘notes’, taking between £60 and £70.

The court heard Miss Biddle said she had overheard where the defendants had stashed one of the knives.

Police recovered a blade on March 15 based on the information she had supplied.

The trial continues.