Police officers have launched a CCTV appeal after reports that a man was threatened with a knife in Newcastle.
Shortly before 2.40pm on July 7, a man was cutting the grass outside a premises on Broomy Hill Road when he was approached by a group of offenders.
The men reportedly pulled out knives and threatened the 28-year-old man, and then chased him down the street, before making off from the scene. The victim was not physically injured but the incident has left him shaken and distressed.
An investigation into the incident is currently ongoing and a number of enquiries have already been carried out.
Officers have now released the images of two men who were in the area at the time of the incident and could have information that assists the police.
The men, anyone who knows them, or anyone with information, is asked to contact police using the 'Tell Us Something' page of their website or by calling 101 quoting reference 078099M/22.
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