A judge told two teenagers who rifled a man's bank account and forced him to beg on his knees, that it was time their Worcestershire town was free from being "terrorised".

Thomas Davies, aged 18, and Mitchell Tillman, 17, frogmarched 22-year-old Chad Games to a cashpoint and forced him to withdraw the £60 his account contained.

Mr Games was also kicked in the face five times and had his head stamped on. He suffered three damaged teeth.

Judge David Mcvoy QC said it was the worst case of street robbery which had come before him for some time.

He sentenced Davies, of Peel Street, Kidderminster, to four years' detention and Tillman, of Worcester Road, Kidderminster, to two years detention and training after they admitted robbery.

The judge added: "It is high time that people in Kidderminster should be free to go about their business without being terrorised by young persons."

Gratuitous violence

He told Davies, said to be the principal offender and responsible for the beating: "It's clear you enjoyed humiliating this young man, handing out gratuitous violence and making him beg in public in the street."

South African-born Mr Mann left a club in the early hours of Saturday, October 4 last year and was walking to a petrol station in Kidderminster town centre for cigarettes when he was waylaid by the defendants, said Nicolas Cartwright, prosecuting at Worcester Crown Court.

Davies demanded money and threatened: "I have a knife and will cut you up if you don't."

Mr Games handed over all his cash, about £5, but Davies forced him to his knees to make a mock apology to "Colonel Tom" because he had insufficient money on him.

The victim was then hauled to a cash machine, made to enter his PIN number and withdraw £60, which Tillman snatched. Davies punched him twice in the face and said: "If you tell anyone, you are dead."

The robbers were arrested a few hours later after being identified from a CCTV security film.

Davies, who had a record for violence, had been out drinking to celebrate his birthday, said his barrister, Mr Michael Aspinall.

He did not have a knife and wanted to apologise to the victim for his "horrible" behaviour.

Tillman had a previous conviction for assault after punching a love rival in a fit of jealousy, the court heard.

His counsel, Mr Zaheer Afzal, said he had not been responsible for the violence, although his presence had put the victim in fear. Tillman had only been 16 at the time of the offence.