TWO men accused of conspiracy to rob a city centre jewellers hen another man died have appeared in Oxford Magistrates' Court.

Paul Anderson, 33, of Abingdon Road, Oxford, and Lee Pullen, 32, of Saxton Road, Abingdon, are accused of conspiracy together with another to steal from the John Gowing store in The Covered Market between March 20 and March 30, 2013.

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Anderson faces two further charges of using Facebook messages to intimidate others known to be involved in a police investigation on March 14, 2015.

Pullen was remanded in custody and Anderson given conditional bail to appear at Oxford Crown Court on April 17.

Clint Townsend died from a cardiac arrest when he was tackled at the scene.